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Sample n° 5964
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
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| MONTROSEITE | (V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH) | oxides and hydroxides | - | major | 
| URANINITE | UO2 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major | 
| BARYTE | Ba(SO4) | sulfates | - | minor | 
| CALCITE | Ca(CO3) | carbonates | - | minor | 
           Description
            
     
               Description:
               sample with bright xenomorphic uraninite, black micaceous montroseite, yellow baryte plates
            
                        
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: USA
- Region: Utah
- Locality: San Juan County, Mi Vida Mine
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: Frondel Harvard UniversityDonation year: 1957
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          Sampling year:Registration date:
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          Quantity: 3Size: 5 x 4 cm
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          Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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          Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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          Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes