| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Uranophane |
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Metatorbernite | 2 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Native Copper | 1 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Uraninite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uranophane data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 42377 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:42377:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane |
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| 35.7km (22.2 miles) | ⓘDavis Fee Land Occurrence, Lance Creek, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA |
| 45.4km (28.2 miles) | ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10096625), Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘD-9 Claim, Converse County, Wyoming, USA |
| 79.1km (49.1 miles) | ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10081048), Converse County, Wyoming, USA |
| 89.3km (55.5 miles) | ⓘLittle Ann (Little Annie Joe Smith), Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| 89.5km (55.6 miles) | ⓘTess (Schaeffer Lease), Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| 89.8km (55.8 miles) | ⓘLucky Toss, Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| 90.0km (55.9 miles) | ⓘWestern Edge Occurrence (Joe Smith Lease), Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| 90.5km (56.3 miles) | ⓘOphelia, Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| 90.7km (56.4 miles) | ⓘGreen Acre No. 3, Edgemont Uranium Mining District, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA |
| References |
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Outerbridge, W. F., Staatz, M. H., Meyrowitz, R., Pommer, A. M. (1960) Weeksite, a new uranium silicate from the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah. American Mineralogist, 45 (1-2) 39-52 |
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Silver Cliff Mine, Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA