Specimen #2326
Name: Metatorbernite
Type: Mineral
Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 8 x 5 x 3 cm
Weight:
Acquired: 2011-12-02
Source: Trinity: Isaias Casanova
Label: N
Comment: Deep bright green, tabular crystals of metatorbernite averaging 5 to 9 MM, on a malachite matrix. A wonderful and colorful example of this relatively rare copper uranium phosphate. Ex Bill Pinch collection.
Minerals: Metatorbernite (Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 8(H2O))
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