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Sample n° 5482

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
URANOPHANE-BETA Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O nesosilicates - major
CALCITE Ca(CO3) carbonates - minor
Description
Description: sample with yellow uranophane-beta needles, white calcite crystals on uranophane-beta, on granite
Origin
  • Country: USA
  • Region: Georgia
  • Locality: Stone Mountain
Specification
  • Donors: Mason American Museum for Natural History
    Donation year: 1955
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 6 x 6 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    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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