Becquerelite from
Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Becquerelite | |
Formula: | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O | |
Comments: | "A soft yellow pseudomorph after a uraninite crystal was X-rayed, and proved to be becquerelite." Schooner (circa 1980s). | |
Habit: | pseudomorphs after uraninite | |
Colour: | yellow | |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
Abundance at site: | Rare | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
Uraninite | β3 photos of Becquerelite associated with Uraninite at this locality. | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Becquerelite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Rock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130245 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130245:5 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 9ccbbb7a-a02e-46b4-a0a4-18b4d5de43c8 | |
References | ||
Rock Landing Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA