Uranopilite

Origin: Krunkelbachtal, Baden-Wurettemberg, Germany
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
Origin: Happy Jack mine, White Cyn., San Juan Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Sandy matrix with a number of uraninite alteration products forming an orange - yellow crusts. Contains in addition to uranopilite: uranophane, ilsemannite and coffinite
Origin: Exxon McLain pit, Oakville, Live Oak Co., Texas, United States
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Mi Vido mine, San Juan Co., Utah, United States
Sample size: 4 x 2 x 1 cm
 
  
Origin: Apex mine, Lander Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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