A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Schroeckingerite from near Wamsutter, Wyoming, USA |
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| Description | Schroeckingerite [NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F·10H2O], is a uranium carbonate-sulfate mineral. It is found as small concretions in clays and arkoses (this photo) near Wamsutter, Wyoming, and in a few other places. Its bright yellowish green color is distinctive. It is generally a secondary mineral that forms by alteration of uraninite or other uranium minerals. |
| Location | USA ▹ Wyoming. Near Wamsutter. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #677. |
| Key words | schroeckingerite, dakeite, Wyoming |
| Tech details | 114 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 816 |
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