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Metauranocircite

#BN46260
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Metauranocircite from Davier mine, Annie Creek, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, United States - BN46260
Metauranocircite from Davier mine, Annie Creek, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, United States - BN46260

Metauranocircite

#BN46260
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 6 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Davier mine, Annie Creek, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, United States
Tagged
phosphate

Bright yellow-green platy crystals to 2mm, which glow under sunlight and fluorescent under ultraviolent light. The mine was located in the 1890's(?) by Count Davier and triggered a small uranium rush to the northern Black Hills. However, it was short-lived since it was only a localized deposit.

Fluorescent

Metauranocircite

Formula
Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2*6-8(H2O) 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Thin platy, rectungular, fan-like groups. 
Luster
Pearly 
Color
green 
Class
Monoclinic - Sphenoidal 
Hardness
2-2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford L. Nichols Collection
Special Info
Fluorescent
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