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Haiweeite

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Haiweeite

Ex. VANDENBERGHE Collection
Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Teofilo Otoni, Mucuri Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.5 × 5 cm
Description

First-class specimen richly studded with pale yellow spherical haiweeite crystal aggregates in high contrast on matrix. It should be emphasized that this is a particularly large and attractive specimen. The haiweeite crystal aggregates alone extend over an area of around 5 x 2.5 centimeters. Visually very appealing specimen with a rich setting. Comes with a collection label as pictured and with the original Vandenberghe labelling.

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Haiweeite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2]·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.AK.25
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Unnamed U occurrence [1], Coso District (New Coso District), Coso Mts (Coso Range), Inyo Co., California, USA
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