Description
Species: Autunite, Torbernite
Locality: Chalk Mountain quarry, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Size: 11.3 x 4.8 x 7.6 cm.
Ex. Chet Lemanski Collection
Nice rich specimen of colorful green and yellow autunite and torbernite on pegmatite matrix from the famous Chalk Mountain quarry in western North Carolina. Brilliant yellow-green fluorescence under U.V. light. From the noted collection of Chet Lemanski. Measures ~50,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!