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Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende), Baryte, Quartz, Fluorite


Uraninite (Var: Pitchblende) : UO2, Baryte : BaSO4, Quartz : SiO2, Fluorite : CaF2

Photo Copyright © Pavel M. Kartashov collection & photo  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Kyzylsai Mo-U deposit, Chu-Ili Mts, Balqash (Balkhash; Karatas) Region, Zhezqazghan Oblysy (Dzezkazgan Oblast'; Dzhezkazgan Oblast'; Djezkazgan Oblast'; Jezkazgan Oblast'), Kazakhstan
1 cm wide veinlet in rhiolite. The earliest mineral of the veinlet is honey-coloured baryte. It is overgrown by more later 1 mm thick pitchblende layer. Then quartz crystals overgrow pitchblende, and central cavity is filled with dark-violet fluorite with minute spherulitic pyrite. FOV is ~15x12 mm. Collected by E. Kotov in 70th. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.

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