URANOCIRCITE. São Pedro Claim, Malacacheta, Mucuri Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. ...

Description

URANOCIRCITE
São Pedro Claim, Malacacheta, Mucuri Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

You do not need a U.V. light to see that this bladed group of crystals is highly fluorescent. Even in daylight, a glowing chartreuse coloration is visible. Uranocircite is quite similar to Autunite, with the exception of Barium substituting for Calcium in the structure; otherwise, both look alike. However, Uranocircite is quite a bit more rare. This small miniature group is in excellent to pristine condition. It features a tiny bit of a black accessory mineral, but it is not a matrix as such.
Overall Measurements: 2.0 x 1.25 x 1.0 inches (5.08 x 3.18 x 2.54 cm)
Offered at no reserve.

Provenance: Jendon Minerals [Hoppel #D0419]

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