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Natrozippeite

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Natrozippeite

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Description
Locality: 
Widowmaker Mine, Fry Mesa, White Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Yellow natrozippeite on sandstone matrix from the Widowmaker mine, Utah, USA. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Natrozippeite

Formula: 
Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), Copper Point, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA