Rauvite, Coffinite, Uraninite: Temple Mountain District, Green River, Emery County, Utah

Description

Species: Rauvite, Coffinite, Uraninite

Locality: Temple Mountain District, Green River, Emery County, Utah, USA

Size: 12.8 x 8.6 x 3.4 cm (296 Grams) 

Nice, rich specimen of this unusual secondary uranium mineral (orange-red) on high-grade uraninite/coffinite ore matrix, from this remote and less common Utah locality. Quite “hot” at over 125,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Survey Meter with the 44-9 probe (alpha shield on). Ex. University of Texas El Paso Geology Department Collection. Rare!