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Sample n° 6628

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
URANINITE UO2 oxides and hydroxides - major
URANOPHANE Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O nesosilicates - major
Description
Description: sample with uraninite and massive yellow uranophane, from pegmatite
Origin
  • Country: Brazil
  • Region: Rio Grande do Norte
  • Locality: Parelhas, Xique-Xique Mine
Specification
  • Donors: de Almeida
    Donation year: 1955
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 3 x 3 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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