Cuprosklodowskite: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Description

Species: Cuprosklodowskite

Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Dimensions: 1.9 x 2.2 x 2.6 cm., ~16 grams

Ex. Michael Frutkoff Collection

Very nice specimen of well-crystallized lime-green Cuprosklodowskite from the famous Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo. Good example of these very rare secondary uranium minerals that won’t break the bank!