Description
Species: Uraninite, Uranophane
Locality: Pegmatite #6 Bemasoandro Pegmattite, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Dimensions: 3.3 x 2.1 x 2.3 cm, 32 grams
Highly-unusual antique specimen from an obscure Madagascar locality, from the colonial days. Ex. Sorbonne museum with numerous older labels. Measures ~75,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!











