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Uranocircite

#BN45599

Uranocircite

#BN45599
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
São Pedro, Malacacheta dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tagged
phosphate

This is the actual color and not photoshopped. Bright neon greenish yellow thin tabular crystals to 4mm across. The specimen seems to glow in the daylight and is actually brighter than the photos. Originally from the late Carlos Barbosa.

Radioactive!!

Uranocircite

Formula
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2*12(H2O) 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Foliated, Tabular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Distinct, None 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
yellow, yellow green 
Streak
light yellow 
Class
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Flexible 
Hardness
2-2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection
Special Info
Radioactive!!

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