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Forms include {110}, {100}, and rarely {010}; frequently terminated by {0kl}, probably {031}. ","Small acicular needles.","3.85","3.89","Calculated density from Plášil (2018)","Silky,Dull","Transparent,Translucent","Yellowish green to grass green or greenish yellow",[64,65,66],"green","yellow","colorless","{100}","Distinct\u002FGood","Biaxial","-","1.654","1.655","1.664","1.667","5",1.654,1.667,"r > v","Visible","X= nearly colorless\r\nY=Z= yellowish green","Uranium deposit; in a fissure in a talcose argillaceous rock.","Secondary mineral in uranium deposits","University of Liµege, Liµege, Belgium, 16.655.","Named as the copper analogue of \u003Cm>sklodowskite\u003C\u002Fm>.","2025-08-11 12:14:19",[],[88,98],{"id":89,"name":90,"entrytype":9,"csystem":91,"ima_formula":92,"mindat_formula":93,"hmin":94,"hmax":95,"dmeas":41,"dcalc":96,"primary_image_id":97},3047,"Oursinite","Orthorhombic","Co(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SiO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Co(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SiO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",3,3.5,"3.674",18360,{"id":99,"name":100,"entrytype":9,"csystem":101,"ima_formula":102,"mindat_formula":103,"hmin":40,"hmax":94,"dmeas":104,"dcalc":105,"primary_image_id":106},3681,"Sklodowskite","Monoclinic","Mg(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SiO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mg(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SiO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","3.54","3.51",22463,[108],{"id":109,"name":110,"entrytype":9,"csystem":91,"ima_formula":111,"mindat_formula":112,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":113,"dcalc":114,"primary_image_id":115},1117,"Compreignacite","K\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub> · 7H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","K\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>O\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>·7H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","5.03","5.13",6134,[],[118],{"id":119,"txt":120,"latitude":121,"longitude":122,"country":123},14738,"Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo",-11.0163889,25.2261111,"DR Congo",57,[126,129,133,137,141,145,150,155],{"id":127,"year":29,"html":128,"doi":11},16107017,"Vaes, J.P. (1933) Sur un minéral de Kalongwe (Katanga). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 56, B331-B332.",{"id":130,"year":131,"html":132,"doi":11},521124,1941,"(1941) New mineral names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  26 (3) 235-236 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM26\u002FAM26_235.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":11},526468,1975,"Rosenweig, Abraham, Ryan, Robert R. (1975) Refinement of the crystal structure of cuprosklodowskite Cu[(UO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(SiO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>OH)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>]·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (5-6) 448-453 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM60\u002FAM60_448.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":138,"year":139,"html":140,"doi":11},527618,1981,"Stohl, Frances V., Smith, Deane K. (1981) The crystal chemistry of the uranyl silicate minerals. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  66 (5-6) 610-624 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM66\u002FAM66_610.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":142,"year":143,"html":144,"doi":11},16963869,2001,"(2001) Cuprosklodowskite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fcuprosklodowskite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":146,"year":147,"html":148,"doi":149},64215,2005,"Burns, Peter C. (2005) U\u003Csup>6+\u003C\u002Fsup> minerals and inorganic compounds: insights into an expanded structural hierarchy of crystal structures. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (6) 1839-1894 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol43\u002FCM43_1839.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.43.6.1839",{"id":151,"year":152,"html":153,"doi":154},2425651,2006,"Frost, Ray L., Čejka, Jiří, Weier, Matt L, Martens, Wayde (2006) Molecular structure of the uranyl silicates—a Raman spectroscopic study. \u003Ci>Journal of Raman Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>, 37 (4). 538-551 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fjrs.1430'>doi:10.1002\u002Fjrs.1430\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1002\u002Fjrs.1430",{"id":156,"year":157,"html":158,"doi":159},7734980,2018,"Plášil, Jakub (2018) Mineralogy, Crystallography and Structural Complexity of Natural Uranyl Silicates. \u003Ci>Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>, 8 (12) 551 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3390\u002Fmin8120551'>doi:10.3390\u002Fmin8120551\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3390\u002Fmin8120551",[161,171,180,189,196,204,212,219,227,234,244,250,258,263,273,281,288,295,302,308,316,322,328,335,342,348,355,361,370,376,383,390,396,402,408,414,421,429,436,441,447,452,461,469,475,481,487,492],{"id":162,"source_url":163,"license_code":164,"credit_html":165,"title":166,"description":167,"author":168,"original_width":169,"original_height":170},6683,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6745847","CC BY-SA 4.0","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6745847\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite.jpg","Cuprosklodowskite - Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga (Shaba), Zaïre (XX1.2cm)","Didier Descouens",2350,1498,{"id":172,"source_url":173,"license_code":174,"credit_html":175,"title":176,"description":7,"author":177,"original_width":178,"original_height":179},51435,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=2939316","CC BY-SA 3.0","Alberto Salguero, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=2939316\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuproskodowskita.jpg","Alberto Salguero",2632,1512,{"id":181,"source_url":182,"license_code":174,"credit_html":183,"title":184,"description":185,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":188},6684,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135908","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135908\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-60803.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cuprosklodowskite is a gorgeous rare radioactive mineral, notable for its intensely bright green acicular crystals (when you SEE crystals, which is rare). This is a REMARKABLY large and rich specimen, featuring a large vug (5 cm across) completely filled with fine acicular crystals! You just do not see pieces like this floating around! 7.7 x 5.6 x 5.6cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,526,{"id":190,"source_url":191,"license_code":174,"credit_html":192,"title":193,"description":194,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":195},6685,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137510","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137510\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-70753.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A showy, old-time, very rich vein of lustrous, radiating cuprosklodowskite blades on matrix from the famed Musoni Mine of Zaire. The old labels states that the piece dates to the 1960s. The habit is unusually thick, matrix-bound crystals, here. 7.0 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",423,{"id":197,"source_url":198,"license_code":174,"credit_html":199,"title":200,"description":201,"author":186,"original_width":202,"original_height":203},6686,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10144575","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10144575\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-143025.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.6 x 5 x 4.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Visually stunning neon-green needles of Cuprosklodowskite in a pocket a full 3 cm across. The lustrous needles reach up to .8 cm in length, and rim much of the pocket. A terrific small cab. Ex. Charlie Key stock.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",500,335,{"id":205,"source_url":206,"license_code":174,"credit_html":207,"title":208,"description":209,"author":186,"original_width":210,"original_height":211},51437,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10122491","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10122491\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-27211.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Superb bright green acicular crystals of this very rare radioactive mineral! 3.6 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",720,464,{"id":213,"source_url":214,"license_code":174,"credit_html":215,"title":216,"description":217,"author":186,"original_width":218,"original_height":187},6687,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161079","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161079\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-214651.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.3 x 6.9 x 6.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a superb pocket of cuprosklodowskite crystals in matrix, a rare uranium mineral species known at its best from this particular locality. Large pieces like this, showing a complete vug, are highly desired and increasingly hard to obtain (though mining still continues; the heyday here is now long past). The sheer color saturation of these crystals is unearthly.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",536,{"id":220,"source_url":221,"license_code":174,"credit_html":222,"title":223,"description":224,"author":186,"original_width":225,"original_height":226},51438,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138500","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10138500\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-112917.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>WOW. This small but pristine, 3-D spray is simply the best quality you could imagine, and so metallic in lustre it almost glows! Xls to 1 cm protected in a malachite vug. Ex. Gilbert Gauthier 3.7 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",553,800,{"id":228,"source_url":229,"license_code":174,"credit_html":230,"title":231,"description":232,"author":186,"original_width":233,"original_height":187},51439,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140614","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140614\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-121646.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.5 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>SCINTILLATING, peacock-green needles of cuprosklodowskite fill veins and vugs on this extremely rich and showy specimen from the famous Musonoi Mine of Zaire. These vibrant green crystals are among the most striking green-colored species in the mineral world and this is a very fine piece from the Bill Pinch Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",524,{"id":235,"source_url":236,"license_code":237,"credit_html":238,"title":239,"description":240,"author":241,"original_width":242,"original_height":243},6690,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34232245","CC BY 3.0","Weirdmeister, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34232245\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite 48.jpg","Cuprosklodowskite, Musonoi , Congo, full 360° covered specimen,48mmx35mmx25mm","Weirdmeister",3264,2176,{"id":245,"source_url":246,"license_code":174,"credit_html":247,"title":248,"description":249,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},51443,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159037","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159037\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-201057.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 9.5 x 5.5 x 6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An interesting vuggy rock piece from Musonoi filled with typical green, mostly freestanding Cuprosklodowskite crystals that fill veins and spill out into open space when possible. These specimens where recovered when the uranium dump went to the crusher back in the early 1990’s.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":251,"source_url":252,"license_code":174,"credit_html":253,"title":254,"description":255,"author":186,"original_width":256,"original_height":257},51445,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450142","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450142\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-jr-2a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.1 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Guillemanite on Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Bright, riveting color makes this piece stand out. The yellow crystals are fibrous\u002Facicular and arranged in radiating aggregates. This is not only a pretty piece, but an extraordinarily significant and rich specimen for the species. It can and should probably be trimmed in half for sale, as each piece would be worth more or less the same with coverage of this quality! This specimen has not been XRAYED but we feel reasonably sure, after consulting with others, about the identity of the species. If anything else, it is something rarer, in any case!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",300,400,{"id":259,"source_url":260,"license_code":174,"credit_html":261,"title":262,"description":255,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},51446,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450143","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10450143\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-jr-2d.jpg",{"id":264,"source_url":265,"license_code":266,"credit_html":267,"title":268,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},51451,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=125511527","CC BY 2.0","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=125511527\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite (Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Zaire) 2.jpg","Cuprosklodowskite from Zaire, Africa. (Robert Lauf collection)\n\u003Cp>A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties.  At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical.  Currently, there are over 5500 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common.  Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry.  Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The silicates are the most abundant and chemically complex group of minerals.  All silicates have silica as the basis for their chemistry.  \"Silica\" refers to SiO2 chemistry.  The fundamental molecular unit of silica is one small silicon atom surrounded by four large oxygen atoms in the shape of a triangular pyramid - this is the silica tetrahedron - SiO4.  Each oxygen atom is shared by two silicon atoms, so only half of the four oxygens \"belong\" to each silicon.  The resulting formula for silica is thus SiO2, not SiO4.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cuprosklodowskite is a scarce hydrous copper uranyl hydroxy-silicate mineral, Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O.  It has a nonmetallic luster, a greenish color, is 4 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, forms elongated, acicular (needle-like) crystals, and is radioactive.  Cuprosklodowskite is a secondary uranium mineral that forms by alteration of uraninite (or other primary U minerals) in an oxidizing environment.  The original U+4 ions in uraninite get oxidized into U+6 and usually become incorporated into uranyl ions, (UO2)+2.  In the presence of water, copper, and silica, cuprosklodowskite can form.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Locality: Musonoi Mine, west of the town of Kolwezi, southern Katanga Province, southern Zaire (\"D.R. Congo\") (locality info. at www.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html )\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>Photo gallery of cuprosklodowskite:\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nwww.mindat.org\u002Fgallery.php?min=1191","James St. John",2997,2375,{"id":274,"source_url":275,"license_code":174,"credit_html":276,"title":277,"description":278,"author":186,"original_width":279,"original_height":280},51436,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120117","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10120117\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Metatorbernite-20880.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMetatorbernite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Metatorbernite\">Metatorbernite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This gorgeous specimen features EXCEPTIONAL crystals of both species, but in particular the Cuprosklodowskite ! The Cuprosklodowskite crystals reach almost 1 inch in length and have an amazing metallic green brilliance to them, which contrasts with the darker transparent green of the torbernites (which are so sharp you can see why sometimes they turn up labeled as \"green wulfenite\"!). This is from old finds of this material, and dates to the 1970s I am told, in contrast to recent finds (admittedly, in quantity), much of which just didn't quite have the brilliant iridescence combined with length of the best of these older crystals. I also cannot recall seeing as fine an association of the two species in the recent finds of CS from this locality, come to think of it, clearly confirming this as an older specimen. 6.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",732,546,{"id":282,"source_url":283,"license_code":174,"credit_html":284,"title":285,"description":286,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":287},6688,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161231","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161231\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-214955.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kalongwe deposit, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-14738.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.0. x 3.7 x 2.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a fantastic specimen of Cuprosklodowskite with Vandenbrandeite from the Type Locality for both species. The very good Cuprosklodowskite crystals are very large for the locality. The Vandenbrandeite builds sheaves to 8 mm, huge for the locality. Vaes discovered these minerals in the early 1930’s in this remote area of Katanga. Kalongwe is located 60 km south of Kolwezi and was not very well accessible in that time because it lies in full jungle. This is why the deposit has never been mined, and will probably never be, so very few specimens reached the collectors.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",605,{"id":289,"source_url":290,"license_code":174,"credit_html":291,"title":292,"description":293,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":294},6689,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10175604","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10175604\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Uranophane-69261.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUranophane\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Uranophane\">Uranophane - alpha\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This remarkable specimen clearly shows embedded crystals of green Cuprosklodowskite altering to Uranophane , yellow and altered by the time it reaches the protected shallow cavity in the center of the piece. Most unusual! 5.9 x 3.1 x 2.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",430,{"id":296,"source_url":297,"license_code":174,"credit_html":298,"title":299,"description":300,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":301},51440,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153217","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153217\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-180992.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 12.2 x 8.2 x 6.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Vandenbrandeite usually occurs as microcrystalline druses, but here we have a large cluster measuring approx 1.7 x 1.5 cm, with eye-visible crystals to 6 or 7 mm in size in a rich aggregate.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",580,{"id":303,"source_url":304,"license_code":174,"credit_html":305,"title":306,"description":300,"author":186,"original_width":257,"original_height":307},27251,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153218","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153218\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-180994.jpg",390,{"id":309,"source_url":310,"license_code":174,"credit_html":311,"title":312,"description":313,"author":186,"original_width":314,"original_height":315},51441,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153240","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153240\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Guilleminite-181021.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGuilleminite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Guilleminite\">Guilleminite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 12 x 8 x 6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Once in the 1970s this mine produced these incredible \"puffballs\" of radial Cuprosklodowskite clusters to about 1 cm, dusted with yellow Guilleminite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,540,{"id":317,"source_url":318,"license_code":174,"credit_html":319,"title":320,"description":321,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},51442,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159014","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159014\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Guilleminite-Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-201032.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGuilleminite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Guilleminite\">Guilleminite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 9 x 6 x 6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A large Cuprosklodowskite vug filled with very well formed dark green Vandenbrandeite crystals. These are dusted over with the rare uranium selenite Guilleminite in good yellow crystals. Such association is not common. Musonoi is the type locality for Guilleminite and in this specimen the crystals are very well formed but under one millimeter.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":323,"source_url":324,"license_code":174,"credit_html":325,"title":326,"description":327,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},35810,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159060","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159060\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Billietite-Cuprosklodowskite-Malachite-201130.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBillietite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Billietite\">Billietite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMalachite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Malachite\">Malachite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4 x 4 x 4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Here we have a very rare mineral from the Musonoi mine, Billietite. In this specimen it is associated with green Cuprosklodowskite crystals and Malachite needles. The mineral crystallize in yellow-orange transparent crystals of typical shape. The matrix and associations are also typical for Musonoi material. When Dr. Michel Deliens wrote his book about the uranium minerals of Katanga in 1981, he did not mention the mineral from Musonoi because it was not known from there. The specimens where recovered during the removal of the uranium dump in the early 1990’s.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":329,"source_url":330,"license_code":174,"credit_html":331,"title":332,"description":286,"author":186,"original_width":333,"original_height":334},51444,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161230","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161230\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-214954.jpg",650,604,{"id":336,"source_url":337,"license_code":174,"credit_html":338,"title":339,"description":340,"author":186,"original_width":341,"original_height":202},51447,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457463","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457463\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-rad08-09d.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 12.2 x 8.2 x 6.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Vandenbrandeite on Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Vandenbrandeite usually occurs as microcrystalline druses , but here we have a large cluster measuring approx 1.7 x 1.5 cm, with eye-visible crystals to 6 or 7 mm in size in a rich aggregate. The association on the bright neon-green Cuprosklodowskite is gorgeous. A significant concentration of this rarity, and beautiful as a specimen overall.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",345,{"id":343,"source_url":344,"license_code":174,"credit_html":345,"title":346,"description":340,"author":186,"original_width":202,"original_height":347},51448,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457468","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457468\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-rad08-09c.jpg",472,{"id":349,"source_url":350,"license_code":174,"credit_html":351,"title":352,"description":353,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":354},51449,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457509","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457509\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Guilleminite-rad08-15c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGuilleminite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Guilleminite\">Guilleminite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 12 x 8 x 6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Cuprosklodowskite with Guilleminite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cuprosklodowskite is a classic, highly desirable, and bluntly beautiful species we all know and love in its typical form as elongated acicular crystals from the classic finds here. However, I am told that once in the 1970s this mine produced these incredible \"puffballs\" of radial Cuprosklodowskite clusters to about 1 cm, dusted with yellow Guilleminite. I had only seen one such piece before, and here is the second I have ever had the thrill of seeing. The aesthetics of this style are really mesmerizing in preson, and the photos just do not capture the depth of color and dimension it presents. It is one of the most visually stunning pieces I have had, I will say. The pocket has protected these fragile crystals from damage, and so the condition is simply incredible, given this lucky feature.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",592,{"id":356,"source_url":357,"license_code":174,"credit_html":358,"title":359,"description":360,"author":186,"original_width":257,"original_height":256},51450,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457517","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457517\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Uranophane-rads-27a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUranophane\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Uranophane\">Uranophane - alpha\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 10.0 x 8.5 x 5.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Uranophane with Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A Large and colourful specimen with an unusual combination: bright yellow Uranophane crystals are filling a large vug of green Cuprosklodowskite crystals. Very interesting about this piece is that the Cuprosklodowskite crystals are partially imbedded in the Uranophane crystals and on some crystals, the green Cupro is passing THROUGH the terminations of the Uranophane crystals. Thus, this is not pseudomorphing, but growth together in the same pocket! At a close look, one can observe that many of the Cupro crystals are terminated, which is not often seen. This piece was recovered during the removal of the U-dump in the early 90�s. Musonoi has ceased producing minerals since then.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":362,"source_url":363,"license_code":174,"credit_html":364,"title":365,"description":366,"author":367,"original_width":368,"original_height":369},35816,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34106407","BLFrank, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=34106407\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskit, Billietit, Menzenschwand.jpg","Light-green acicular, sperical cuprosklodowskite with honey-yellow billietite from Krunkelbach mine, Menzenschwand, Germany (field of view: 6 mm)","BLFrank",1000,690,{"id":371,"source_url":372,"license_code":174,"credit_html":373,"title":374,"description":313,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":375},10576,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153236","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153236\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Guilleminite-181019.jpg",596,{"id":377,"source_url":378,"license_code":174,"credit_html":379,"title":380,"description":381,"author":186,"original_width":257,"original_height":382},13023,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159073","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159073\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Kasolite-201140.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKasolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kasolite\">Kasolite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6 x 6 x 5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Here is a specimen of typical green Cuprosklodowskite tufts associated with orange Kasolite crystals. The Kasolite appears as well defined crystals. This specimen was recovered during the removal of the uranium dump in the early 1990s.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",252,{"id":384,"source_url":385,"license_code":174,"credit_html":386,"title":387,"description":388,"author":186,"original_width":389,"original_height":187},18139,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714288","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714288\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Oosterboschite, Trogtalite, Cuprosklodowskite, Quartz-384830.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOosterboschite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oosterboschite\">Oosterboschite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTrogtalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Trogtalite\">Trogtalite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.2 x 2.9 x 2.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Oosterboschite and trogtalite are very rare selenides, with the former having palladium and copper and the latter having cobalt. The famed Musonoi is the Type Locality for Oosterboschite. This piece is from the Howard Belsky Collection, who collected many rare species. We believe the splendent gray crystals on one end surrounded by a green mineral are the oosterboschite. The quartz matrix holds several vugs richly lined with gemmy, green cuprosklowdoskite needles. The brown crystals richly lining one vug could be oxidized trogtalite, as MINDAT lists this species as being rose-violet. X-ray work would be needed to confirm species identifications in a normal case but, as this is from the Belsky Collection, it’s pretty certain to be legitimate. He had his own analytical setup and did much work with friends in museums, specializing in rarities.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",446,{"id":391,"source_url":392,"license_code":174,"credit_html":393,"title":394,"description":388,"author":186,"original_width":395,"original_height":202},18140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714291","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714291\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Oosterboschite, Trogtalite, Cuprosklodowskite, Quartz-384832.jpg",465,{"id":397,"source_url":398,"license_code":174,"credit_html":399,"title":400,"description":388,"author":186,"original_width":395,"original_height":401},18141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714295","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714295\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Oosterboschite, Trogtalite, Cuprosklodowskite, Quartz-384833.jpg",369,{"id":403,"source_url":404,"license_code":174,"credit_html":405,"title":406,"description":388,"author":186,"original_width":395,"original_height":407},18142,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714296","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714296\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Oosterboschite, Trogtalite, Cuprosklodowskite, Quartz-384836.jpg",384,{"id":409,"source_url":410,"license_code":174,"credit_html":411,"title":412,"description":388,"author":186,"original_width":395,"original_height":413},18143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714302","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=27714302\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Oosterboschite, Trogtalite, Cuprosklodowskite, Quartz-384834.jpg",287,{"id":415,"source_url":416,"license_code":174,"credit_html":417,"title":418,"description":419,"author":186,"original_width":202,"original_height":420},21792,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153233","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153233\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Schoepite-Cuprosklodowskite-181016.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSchoepite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Schoepite\">Schoepite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.9 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sharp, flattened crystals of schoepite to 3 or 4mm, perched on contrasting matrix.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",280,{"id":422,"source_url":423,"license_code":174,"credit_html":424,"title":425,"description":426,"author":186,"original_width":427,"original_height":428},27084,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176778","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176778\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Uranophane-Cuprosklodowskite-214940.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUranophane\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Uranophane\">Uranophane - alpha\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.0 x 8.5 x 5.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A large and colourful specimen with an unusual combination: bright yellow Uranophane crystals are filling a large vug of green Cuprosklodowskite crystals. Very interesting about this piece is that the Cuprosklodowskite crystals are partially imbedded in the Uranophane crystals and on some crystals, the green Cuprosklodowskite is passing through the terminations of the Uranophane crystals. Thus, this is not pseudomorphing, but growth together in the same pocket. At a close look, one can observe that many of the Cuprosklodowskite crystals are terminated, which is not often seen. This piece was recovered during the removal of the U-dump in the early 1990’s. Musonoi has ceased producing minerals since then.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",1024,768,{"id":430,"source_url":431,"license_code":174,"credit_html":432,"title":433,"description":434,"author":186,"original_width":187,"original_height":435},27252,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10154687","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10154687\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-188160.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.9 x 6.7 x 2.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A representative species specimen of cuproskodowskite Cu[(UO2)(SiO2OH)]2 - 6(H2O) and fellow uranium mineral vandenbrandeite Cu(UO2)(OH)4 from the Musonoi Mine. The Bob Byers label accompanying this piece shows it to have been mined in the 60s, and that he acquired it from Bill Pinch.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",563,{"id":437,"source_url":438,"license_code":174,"credit_html":439,"title":440,"description":321,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},27253,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159013","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159013\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Guilleminite-Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-201031.jpg",{"id":442,"source_url":443,"license_code":174,"credit_html":444,"title":445,"description":327,"author":186,"original_width":257,"original_height":446},35811,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159061","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159061\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Billietite-Cuprosklodowskite-Malachite-201131.jpg",320,{"id":448,"source_url":449,"license_code":174,"credit_html":450,"title":451,"description":321,"author":186,"original_width":257,"original_height":256},57675,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159015","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159015\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Guilleminite-Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-201033.jpg",{"id":453,"source_url":454,"license_code":174,"credit_html":455,"title":456,"description":457,"author":458,"original_width":459,"original_height":460},62238,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6940391","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=6940391\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskit, Vandenbrandeit, Kasolit - Kalongwe, Katanga.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa> (pale green), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa> (black green), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKasolite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kasolite\">Kasolite\u003C\u002Fa> (yellow) - Locality: Kalongwe, Katanga - Exposed in the Mineralogical Museum, Bonn, Germany","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",3200,2500,{"id":462,"source_url":463,"license_code":174,"credit_html":464,"title":465,"description":466,"author":186,"original_width":467,"original_height":468},78507,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139048","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139048\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Schoepite-Brochantite-118171.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSchoepite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Schoepite\">Schoepite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBrochantite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Brochantite\">Brochantite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.5 x 5.3 x 4.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>STRIKING, EXTREMELY RICH combination piece from the famous Musonoi Mine of lustrous, green, acicular cuprosklodowskite crystals with the RARE, bright, lemon-yellow uranium oxide schoepite and nicely accented with dark green brochantite. Just for the C-sklo, this is a nice showy specimen, but the schoepite association is rare in both its richness and its beauty.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",550,532,{"id":470,"source_url":471,"license_code":174,"credit_html":472,"title":473,"description":419,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":474},78508,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153231","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10153231\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Schoepite-Cuprosklodowskite-181014.jpg",657,{"id":476,"source_url":477,"license_code":174,"credit_html":478,"title":479,"description":480,"author":186,"original_width":202,"original_height":307},78509,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457504","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457504\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Schoepite-rad08-14b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSchoepite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Schoepite\">Schoepite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.9 x 4.7 x 3.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Schoepite on Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Sharp, flattenned crystals of schoepite to 3 or 4mm, perched on contrasting matrix..with admittedly some damage but also a few good crystals about, as well. An excellent reference sample of this rare species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":482,"source_url":483,"license_code":174,"credit_html":484,"title":485,"description":486,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},79787,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159041","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159041\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Sklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-201060.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sklodowskite\">Sklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTorbernite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Torbernite\">Torbernite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Musonoi Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKolwezi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kolwezi\">Kolwezi\u003C\u002Fa>, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4322.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11 x 5 x 4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A fine combination piece of green Torbernite crystals associated with typical green Cuprosklodowskite tufts and yellow Sklodowskite aggregates. The Torbernite crystals looks dark green but on close examination, one can see that they are covered with thousands of doubly-terminated Vandenbrandeite crystals. Some of them are also implanted in the Cuprosklodowskite tufts. The Torbernite crystals reaches 6 mm on edge. The Vandenbrandeite crystals are in the 1-2 mm range but very sharp.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":488,"source_url":489,"license_code":174,"credit_html":490,"title":491,"description":486,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},79788,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159045","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159045\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cuprosklodowskite-Sklodowskite-Vandenbrandeite-201061.jpg",{"id":493,"source_url":494,"license_code":174,"credit_html":495,"title":496,"description":497,"author":186,"original_width":226,"original_height":187},84798,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161216","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161216\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Vandenbrandeite-Cuprosklodowskite-214941.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVandenbrandeite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vandenbrandeite\">Vandenbrandeite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCuprosklodowskite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cuprosklodowskite\">Cuprosklodowskite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kalongwe deposit, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-14738.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Here we have a very interesting specimen of Type Locality Vandenbrandeite with accent of pale green Cuprosklodowskite. The very fine Vandenbrandeite crystals are reaching 3 mm and are quite large for the locality. Vaes discovered these minerals in the early 1930’s in this remote area of Katanga (Kalongwe is located 60 km south of Kolwezi and was not very well accessible in that time because it lies in full jungle), and some few came back with his expeditions. This is why the deposit has never been mined, and will probably never be mined. And, so very few specimens reached the collectors. In sum this is not only a superbly crystallized example of this species but is also a very good and rich locality piece for the collector who values locality data and rarity. Few are likely to exist.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",[499],{"id":500,"url":501,"label":502,"formula":503,"spacegroup":504,"year":135},3443,"\u002Fcif\u002F3443.cif","Rosenzweig 1975","U2 Cu Si2 O18 H12","P -1",[506,507,508,509],"Cuprosklodovskit","Cuprosklodovskita","Cuprosklodovskite","Jachymovite (of Novácek)",[511,515,519,524,528,532,536,540,544,548,552,556,559,564,568,572],{"lang":512,"names":513},"ca",[514],"cuprosklodowskita",{"lang":516,"names":517},"de",[518],"Cuprosklodowskit",{"lang":520,"names":521},"el",[522,523],"Κυπροσκλοδοβσκίτης","Χαλκοσκλοδοβσκίτης",{"lang":525,"names":526},"es",[527],"Cuprosklodowskita",{"lang":529,"names":530},"eu",[531],"Kuprosklodowskita",{"lang":533,"names":534},"fa",[535],"کوپروسکلودوفسکیت",{"lang":537,"names":538},"fr",[7,539],"Jachimovite",{"lang":541,"names":542},"it",[543],"cuprosklodowskite",{"lang":545,"names":546},"ja",[547],"銅スクロドフスカ石",{"lang":549,"names":550},"nl",[551],"cuprosklodowskiet",{"lang":553,"names":554},"pl",[555],"Cuproskłodowskit",{"lang":557,"names":558},"pt",[527],{"lang":560,"names":561},"uk",[562,563],"Купроскладовськіт","Купросклодовськіт",{"lang":565,"names":566},"zh",[567],"矽銅鈾礦",{"lang":569,"names":570},"zh-cn",[571],"硅铜铀矿",{"lang":573,"names":574},"zh-hant",[567],"Q2479128",{"history":11,"applications":11}]