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Uraninite from
Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Uraninite | |
| Formula: | UO2 | |
| Comments: | The black cubic uraninite is not visible in hand specimens. It sometimes contains traces of other elements such as Pb or Ti-Ca. Uraninite may also be metamict and exhibit a range of alteration features. (The bulk of the occurrence is as free grains or a nucleus enclosed in other minerals such as zircon, feldspars, and quartz, generally close to the crystal boundaries of these minerals. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Rössing uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 11386 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:11386:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite | ||
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘHusab Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘValencia deposit, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 32.4km (20.1 miles) | ⓘGoanikontes Claim, Goanikontes, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 39.4km (24.5 miles) | ⓘTrekkopje uranium mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | ⓘGaudeanmus Mine, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 50.2km (31.2 miles) | ⓘOmahola deposits, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 67.9km (42.2 miles) | ⓘMarenica uranium deposit, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 70.3km (43.7 miles) | ⓘBrockmann's pegmatite, Tsaobismund Farm 85, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
| 91.1km (56.6 miles) | ⓘNavachab Gold Mine, Farm Navachab, Karibib Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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