Carnotite: Hungry Vulture mine, Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, USA

Description

Species: Carnotite

Locality: Hungry Vulture mine, Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 1.3 cm, 30 grams

Ex. Greg Boles Collection

Very nicely crystallized (rare!) Carnotite specimen from an unusual Arizona locality. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Geiger Counter with the 44-9 “pancake probe.” Rare!!