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Ranunculite

Mineral:

Ranunculite: HAl(UO2)(PO4)(OH)3·4(H2O)

Comments:

SEM image of nodular ranunculite showing the aggregates of lamellar crystals. (MinMag v43:327).

Location:

Uranium-rich portions of a pegmatite mainly worked for beryl and columbite at Kobokobo, Kivu, Zaire.

Scale:

Picture Size 300 x.

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