Uraninite var. Pitchblende, Gummite: Athabasca Basin U District, Saskatchewan, Canada

Description

Species: Uraninite var. Pitchblende, Gummite

Locality: Athabasca Basin U District, Saskatchewan, Canada

Size: 6 x 3.9 x 4 cm. (212 grams)

Ex. Jack Nieburger Collection

A great example of totally solid pitchblende with colorful yellow and orange “gummite” group species from the remote Athabasca Basin U District, Saskatchewan, Canada. Ex. Jack Nieburger collection with several old labels. Quite HOT… measures over 200,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!