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Autunite on pegmatite from Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire

 
Autunite on pegmatite from Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Autunite on pegmatite from Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Autunite on pegmatite from Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 64323
Mineral:Autunite on pegmatite
Locality:Ruggles Mine, Grafton Center, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Description:Platy yellow autunite crystals scattered throughout albite-quartz-muscovite pegmatite. The autunite crystals fluoresce green under SW UV illumination. Radioactive.
Overall Size:9.5x5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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