Description
Species: Uranopilite, Rutherfordine (?)
Locality: Apex Mine, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Size: 4.7 x 3 x 6.3 cm. (46 Grams)
Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection
SOLD
A great example of these unusual secondary uranium specoies, forming vivid yellow and orange micro-crystals on sandstone matrix from a lesser-known locality for the mineral, the Apex mine in Nevada. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!