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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Metatorbernite, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo - 8 x 5 x 3 cm

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Metatorbernite, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo