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Uranophane from
Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany


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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Uranophane

Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:100725
Long-form Identifier:1:3:100725:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘShaft 362, Mechelgrün, Neuensalz, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘWalpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘStadtberg, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘHimmelfahrt Mine, Eibenstock, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSt. Margarethe Mine (Otto-Stollen; Shaft 23), Breitenbrunn, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘPöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘZlatý Kopec skarn deposit, Zlatý Kopec, Boží Dar, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘChrista Mine, Großschloppen, Kirchenlamitz, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘStreuspitz, Weißenstadter Forst-Nord, Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
References
Bültemann, H.W., Moh, G.H. (1959) Bergenit, ein neues Mineral der Phosphuranylit-Gruppe. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1959: 232-233.
Wittern, Artur (2001) Mineralfundorte und ihre Minerale in Deutschland (1st ed.) Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.
 
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