Billietite

Billietite and rutherfordine
 
 
Billietite and uranophane
Origin: Shinkolobwe mine, Tantara, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

Piece with altered uraninite and orange billietite
Origin: Kasolo, Katanga, Congo (type locality)
ODonnell Collection
Sample size: 1cm
 
  
Bright yellow needles to 0.5mm covering much of matrix with minor kasolite.
Origin: Krunkelbach Valley U deposit, Menzenschwand, Black Forest , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Sample size: 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Margnac mine, Haute-Vienne, France
Ex. Kidwell collection
Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Billietite crystals with dark green vandenbrandeite and malachite
Origin: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sample size: 3.3 x 2.9 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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