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Autunite

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Description
Locality: 
Nanjingqiao Mine, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 9.1 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
403.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of brilliant green autunite crystals on smoky quartz matrix from the Nanjingqiao Mine, Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, China. Very nice large specimen from this small one-time find around five years ago. Measures ~30,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Extremely bright fluorescence under all wavelengths. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Autunite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·11H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne, Montcenis, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

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