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Thucholite

Colour:Black
Name:Acronym for Thorium, Uranium, Carbon and Hydrogen (TH, U, C, H).
A variety of Pyrobitumen

A mixture of hydrocarbons, Uraninite and some sulphides. Uranium-bearing pyrobitumen.
Originally reported from Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Classification of Thucholite

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Physical Properties of Thucholite

Colour:Black

Other Names for Thucholite

Synonyms:
Thucholith
Other Languages:
Spanish:Thucholita

Other Information

Other Information:Radioactive.
Health Warning:Requires same general precautions as other mildly radioactive substances.

References for Thucholite

Reference List:Strunz (1977): 212.

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    Localities for Thucholite

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    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Yorke Peninsula
        • Moonta
    Austria
     
    • Salzburg
      • St Johann im Pongau
        • Mühlbach am Hochkönig
          • Mitterberg District
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Canada
     
    • New Brunswick
      • York Co.
        • Lake George
    • Ontario
      • Algoma District
        • Blind River-Elliot Lake uranium district
          • Algoma Mills
    		Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)
    Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)
    Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)
    Robertson, J.A. (1976) The Blind River Uranium Deposits: the ores and their setting. (Ontario Division of Mines, Miscellaneous paper 65)
      • Hastings Co.
        • Madoc Township
          • Eldorado
    		Can. Mineralogist 12 (1974) 360-363
    [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
    Januzzi, R.E. and Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities Of Connecticut and Southern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World.
          • Blackstone Lake
    		Ref.: Geological Survey of Canada Miscellaneous Report 39.
        • Henvey Township
    		Geological survey of canada misc report 39; Dr. Kameki Kinoshita collection (curated at Geological Survey of Japan)
    • Québec
      • Outaouais
        • Papineau RCM
          • Mulgrave-et-Derry
    		Sabina, A.P. (1986) Rocks & Minerals for the collector; Buckingham - Mont-Laurier - Grenville, Quebec Hawkesbury - Ottawa, Ontario. GSC Misc. Report 33, 20 p.
    Finland
     
    • Lapin (Lapland) Lääni
      • Kittilä
    		http://www.gsf.fi/explor/zinc/pahtavuoma.htm
    Germany
     
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • St Andreasberg District
          • St Andreasberg
    		Mücke, A., (1993): Die hydrothermale polymineralische Gangvererzung mit oxidischen Vanadiummineralien, Tucholith und Pechblende von der Grube Roter Bär, St. Andreasberg/Harz, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 44, 59-72
    Russia
     
    • Eastern-Siberian Region
      • Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye)
        • Chitinskaya Oblast'
          • Krasnokamensk
            • Strel'tsovskoe Mo-U ore field
    		Pavel M. Kartashov data
    Slovakia
     
    • Prešov Region
      • Eastern Low Tatra Mts
    		Koděra, M. et al., 1986 a 1990 : Topografická mineralógia Slovenska, diel 1- 3, Veda – Vydavateľstvo SAV, Bratislava, 1990, 1 – 1590k
    South Africa
     
    • Gauteng Province
      • Witwatersrand field
        • Far West Rand (West Wits Line)
          • Western Sector
    		C. Lemanski collection (8055CL).
    Sweden
     
    • Västerbotten
      • Boliden
    		No reference listed
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Clear Creek Co.
        • Idaho Springs District
    		USGS OFR 66-87(Moench,1966)
      • San Miguel Co.
        • Placerville District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    • New York
      • St Lawrence Co.
    		NY State Museum spec. no. 16135
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