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Saléeite from
Foggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Saléeite
Formula:Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Minute crystals and crusts on surfaces within recent cracks in miarolitic granite, also within some miarolitic voids.

Associated with uraninite and gummite.
Habit:Tabular; crustiform
Colour:Lemon yellow
Luminescent properties:Brilliant yellow reaction under Long Wave UV.
Some yellow reaction under blue (LED) light.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: F1999-06-MV(FQ)-0001
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saléeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1103265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1103265:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saléeite
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘGreat Roughtor Consols, St Clether, Cornwall, England, UK
66.5km (41.4 miles) ⓘSouth Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
93.5km (58.1 miles) ⓘWheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Alysson Rowan collection
 
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