Pitchblende Gallery

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Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Eldorado Mine, Port Radium, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada Pitchblende - close-up of a black botyoidal pitchblende variety of uraninite within a mostly solid 3 x 3 cm pitchblende matrix. This specimen measures 300,000 cpm on a Ludlum Model 3 with 44-9 probe. See additional photo.
© Christopher O'Neill	Photo ID: 155420 View Count: 422
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Large collomorphous agregate of pure pithcblende from the classic occurrence. Specimen size is 9x8x3 cm and its radioactivity is 35 mR/h from polished side. Former gift of Yu.M. Dymkov to L.N. Belova (those who know these names, will understand). Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 72665 View Count: 894
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Large collomorphous agregate of pure pithcblende from the classic occurrence. Associating orange baryte is visible. Specimen size is 9x8x3 cm and its radioactivity is 35 mR/h. Former gift of Yu.M. Dymkov to L.N. Belova (those who know these names, will understand). Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 72666 View Count: 554
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Large collomorphous agregate of pure pithcblende from the classic occurrence. Minor red barite is visible. Specimen size is 9x8x3 cm and its radioactivity is 35 mR/h from this side. Former gift of Yu.M. Dymkov to L.N. Belova (those who know these names, will understand). Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 72730 View Count: 463
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Uranium Mine No. 16, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Overall size: 39 x 31 x 20 mm. Found in 2006. Photo and collection Martin Patus
© Martin Patus	Photo ID: 147283 View Count: 320
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Uranium Mine No. 16, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Uraninite, variety Pitchblende, in large bubbles. Gives a reading of 1650 µR/hour, 5 cm from the sample. Specimen size, 44 mm. Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
© Paul De Bondt	Photo ID: 166479 View Count: 255
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Uranium Mine No. 16, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic This specimen hosts a broad face of lustrous, jet-black balls of collomorphous botryoidal Uraninite (var. Pitchblende)on a massive Calcite matrix. In addition, there are a few tiny vugs with tiny submillimeter Pyrite crystals on the reverse. Specimen size is 5.72cm x 5.22cm x 4.77cm.
© Jasun McAvoy	Photo ID: 259379 View Count: 25
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Ostrov, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic An example of pitchblende variety of uraninite. S269-02 6 cm specimen, courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.
© 2008, JGW	Photo ID: 144541 View Count: 376
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂
	Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Ostrov, Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic Uraninite, variety Pitchblende, from the Type Locality. It is in material from this site that the Curie's discovered Radium and Polonium. Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.
© Paul De Bondt	Photo ID: 166478 View Count: 230
Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO₂, Berzelianite : Cu₂Se, Umangite : Cu₃Se₂, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Bukov Mine, Rožná deposit, Vysočina Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic Polished section in reflected light. Spherulites of pinkish Pitchblende within calcite matrix with slightly bluish Berzelianite and bright-lilac Umangite. Minor yellow selenoan Chalcopyrite also present. FOV is ~3x2.5 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
© Pavel M. Kartashov	Photo ID: 247268 View Count: 72