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Torbernite & Phurcalite

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Description
Locality: 
Les Bois Noirs, St-Priest-la-Prugne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6.5 × 4 cm
Description

 Stunning Phurcalite Torbernite from Les Bois Noirs mine in France.

This rare and exquisite mineral is part of an old miner's collection, who collected it in the 60's while working there.

This mine is well known for its exceptional aesthetic and quality uranium minerals, this piece is an historic sample in the world of French mineralogy. The phurcalite there was not a common specie !

With its vibrant green/yellow colors and unique crystal formations, this sample is a must-have for any collector of fine minerals. 

 

Ex Alain Martaud though I have no label, but you can contact him for more information.

Sent in a tracked package

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Torbernite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Phurcalite

Formula: 
Ca2(UO2)3(PO4)2O2·7H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.35
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Bergen U deposit, Zobes-Bergen District, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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