Cuprosklodowskite, Metatorbernite: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Description

Species: Cuprosklodowskite, Metatorbernite
Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Dimensions: 12 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm.

Superb, large specimen of beautiful, acicular, bright green cuprosklodowskite and tabular metatorbernite crystals in vuggy matrix from the famous Musonoi mine in the DR Congo. Wonderful and atypical example of this beautiful secondary uranium mineral, with isolated accicular crystal groups to 2 cm. scattered on every side of the matrix. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 1211, pictured on Mindat.org. Rare!!