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Uranophane from
Paulding Uranium prospect, Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA


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Uranophane

Paulding Uranium prospect, Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA
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Uranophane

Paulding Uranium prospect, Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA
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Uranophane

Paulding Uranium prospect, Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA
Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
XRD
SEM-EDS
SEM-WDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sklodowskite5
Wulfenite2
Uraninite2
Molybdenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paulding Uranium prospect, Watersmeet, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707233:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘBergland prospect (Burke prospect), Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘAnderson-Wiggins prospect, Crystal Falls Township, Iron County, Michigan, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘChanning Uranium trench, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
References
Travis Olds collection
 
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