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Autunite from Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

 
Autunite from Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Autunite from Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Autunite from Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

DESCRIPTION:No. 51682
Mineral:Autunite
Locality:Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Description:Several small yellow-green autunite crystals to 1.5 mm on microcline-muscovite pegmatite. The autunite fluoresces bright green under UV illumination. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #258
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:0.2-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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