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

Description

Species: Cuprosklodowskite
Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Dimensions: 4 x 1.5 x 2.1 cm.

Excellent and quite unusual specimen featuring a beautiful burst of large emerald-green cuprosklodowskite crystals that have altered to brown rutherfordine and then altered back into darker-green cuprosklodowskite! Very unusual and aesthetic specimen from old finds at the famous Musonoi mine! Measures ~80,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!