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Autunite from
Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla mining district, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Comments:Confirmed by Optical and Chemical Analysis in Laboratories of National Commission Atomic Energy. Argentina.
Colour:Yellow
Luminescent properties:YES- Yellow
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite3
- var Pitchblende3
Carnotite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Huemul Mine, Pampa Amarilla mining district, Malargüe Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:467862
Long-form Identifier:1:3:467862:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry
C. T. Friz, F. Rodrigo y P. N. Stipanicic. Recursos y Posibilidades Uraníferas en Argentina. Session 2.11. P/405.
Brodtkorb, M.K. de, Mineralogia y consideraciones geneticas del yacimiento Huemul. Provincia de Mendoza. Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina 21 (3): 165-179. 1966
American Mineralogist: 51: 1-13
V. Angelelli. (1958). Los Minerales de Uranio, sus Yacimientos y Prospeccvión. Departamento de Geología y Minería. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica.
 
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