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Uraninite from
Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Uraninite | |
| Formula: | UO2 | |
| Comments: | Very tiny botryoidal spots on granite with autunite and other secundaries. I sacrified a spot for chemical proof. Dissolved in nitric acid and obtained uranyl nitrate, intensively fluorescent under UV waves. | |
| Habit: | botryoidal | |
| Colour: | black | |
| Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | radioactive | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1010235 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1010235:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite | ||
| 2.7km (1.6 miles) | ⓘFoggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘOld Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘKingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK | |
| 28.1km (17.5 miles) | ⓘSouth Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘCraddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 35.4km (22.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Bray, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| 49.4km (30.7 miles) | ⓘLittleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 52.9km (32.9 miles) | ⓘBudleigh Salterton Beach, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 55.6km (34.6 miles) | ⓘLadram Bay, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 57.0km (35.4 miles) | ⓘGunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK