Soddyite, Cuprosklodowskite: Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Description

Species: Soddyite, Cuprosklodowskite

Locality: Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Dimensions: 2.3 x 1 x 2.1 cm., ~18 grams

Ex. Michael Frutkoff Collection

Very nice well-crystallized specimen of lime-green to canary-yellow Soddyite and Cuprosklodowskite from the famous Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo. Good example of these very rare secondary uranium minerals that won’t break the bank!