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Johannite With Zippeite & Uraninite

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Johannite With Zippeite & Uraninite

Ex. Eric Quinter Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Great Roughtor Consols, Davidstow Moor, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
48.00gr
Description

Rich, quite “HOT” specimen of massive uraninite var. pitchblende with abundant secondary zippeite and johannite from Great Roughtor Consols, Davidstow Moor, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Rare specimen from this classic Cornish uranium mineral locality! From the noted collection of Eric Quinter (1947-2024), one of the best private collections of uranium minerals in the United States!

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Johannite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Emerald-green
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Zippeite

Formula: 
K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH)·3H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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