Cuprosklodowskite - Musonoi Mine, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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specimen
specimen
Cuprosklodowskite
SpeciesSize
CuprosklodowskiteMedium
Comments
Details
ColorsGreen
Origin
CDCongo, The Democratic Republic of the
Lualaba
Musonoi Mine
SizeMedium
Dimensions9.5 x 5.5 x 6.0 cm
Description
An interesting vuggy rock piece from Musonoi filled with typical green, mostly freestanding Cuprosklodowskite crystals that fill veins and spill out into open space when possible. These specimens where recovered when the uranium dump went to the crusher back in the early 1990's.
Origin