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Sample n° 13739

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
BASSETITE	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂•8H₂O	phosphates	-	major

Description

Description: sample with tabular bassetite crystals

Information: metatype of bassetite (RMCA records)

Origin

Country: United Kingdom
Region: Cornwall
Locality: Basset's Cove

Specification

Donors: White Smithsonian Institution

Donation year: 1980
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: X

Size: crystals

Dimension code 1>2>3: 3

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: yes

Radioactive: yes
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: yes