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Description: Fourmarierite, Becquerelite, Uraninite Locality: Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 5 x 5 x 4 cm. A rich example of Uraninite covered with red hexagonal Fourmarierite crystals. The crystals are associated with good sized and well formed Becquerelite crystals. Shinkolobwe is the type locality for both of Fourmarierite and Becquerelite. Ex. Carnegie Museum Collection.
Title: Fourmarierite-Becquerelite-Uraninite-201068
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