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Dewindtite

#PD32702

Dewindtite

#PD32702
Availability
Sold
Size
7.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Grury, Issy-l'Eveque, Saone-et-Loire, Burgundy, France
Tagged
phosphate

I couldn't capture these tiny crystals in the photos, but what you are looking at are canary yellow, minute, acicular crystals to less than 0.5mm virtually covering the entire are of yellow in the photos. Needless to say, this is a very rich specimen withexceptional crystals, albeit tiny!

Dewindtite

Formula
H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular, Striated, Pulverulent 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Color
greenish yellow, yellow, light yellow 
Streak
light yellow 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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