Soddyite: Swambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Description

Species: Soddyite

Locality: Swambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR
Congo

Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm, 12 grams

Ex. Sorbonne Collection

A very nicely crystallized bright yellow-orange Soddyite specimen from Swambo Hill! Has a label from the famous Sorbonne Museum in Paris. Measures ~90,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Geiger Counter with the 44-9 “pancake probe.” Rare!!