Title | Sharpite from near Lusk, Wyoming |
Description | The yellow material is sharpite, one of many obscure yellow uranium minerals. It has chemical formula is Ca(UO2)6(CO3)5(OH)4 - 6H2O. Ths specimen is 2 cm across. |
Location | USA ▹ Wyoming. Near Lusk. |
Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-06-20. |
Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #720. |
Key words | sharpite, Wyoming |
Tech details | 505 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
GeoDIL number | 826 |
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