Uranophane

  

Uranophane associated with dark purple fluorite and haiweeite

Origin: Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm, crystals less than 1 mm

 

  

Origin: Poison Canyon, McKinley, New Mexico

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2 cm, fibrous, acicular crystals to 5 mm

 

    

Uranophane on calcite

Origin: Poison Canyon area, McKinley Co., New Mexico, United States

Sample size: 11 x 6 x 3 cm

 

  

Bright yellow sprays of uranophane to 1mm in abundance on matrix and asscoiated with small blebs of haiweeite

Origin: Margarita mine, Pena Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico

Sample size: 7 x 5 x 4 cm

 

  

Origin: Valentine, Presidio Co., Texas, United States
Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 2 cm

 

  

Origin: Madawaska Mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm

 

Origin: Mina Esperanza, Villar de Ciervo, Salamanca, Spain

Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm

 

  

Bright yellow acicular crystals to 0.75 mm throughout vuggy matrix.

Origin: Freedom #1 Claim, Pinto Co., Utah, United States

Sample size: 6 x 4 x 3 cm

 

  

Origin: Posey mine, Red Canyon, San Juan Co., Utah, United States

Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm

 

  

Light canary yellow crystal sprays to about 0.5 mm. Sparse on matrix.

Origin: Freedom mine, Piute Co., Utah, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 6 x 3 x 2 cm

 

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Origin: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Mindola Pit, Rokana Mine, Copperbelt, Zambia

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Wolsendorf, Bavaria, Germany

Owner: Lou Perloff

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