Rich specimen of crystallized Schoepite ps. lanthinite on Uraninite from the iconic Shinkolobwe mine. Mounted in a perky box for display. This is from a small set of specimens kept intact from the 1950’s and thought to have originally perhaps been property of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, who was closely involved with mining at Shinkolobwe in the WWII (and later) period due to the importance of Congolese uranium ore in the Manhattan Project as well as the development of nuclear energy. Ex. New Mexico Mineral Museum. Rare!!
$160.00
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Species: Curite, Schoepite, Soddyite
Locality: Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size: 0.5 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm, ~14 grams
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Species: Uraninite
Locality: La Commanderie mine, Le Temple, Mauléon, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Size: 3.7 x 3.3 x 2.4 cm, 34 grams
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Species: Uraninite, Zircon
Locality: Spruce Pine Mining District, North Carolina, USA
Size: 7.7 x 4.7 x 3.4 cm, 182 grams
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Species: Uranophane, Zeunerite
Locality: Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size: 1.9 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
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