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Torbernite from
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Torbernite | |
| Formula: | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O | |
| Comments: | "Torbernite is the most widespread of the uranium-bearing phosphates at Lake Boga. It is found on joint planes and in small cavities and is frequently associated with limonite crusts and films. Crystals may also be found on clay filling cavities and between cleavage flakes in books of muscovite. Torbernite usually occurs as thin, lustrous, transparent pale green to emerald green tabular crystals up to 2.5 mm on edge. These may lay flat on joints or occur as free standing aggregates in cavities. Thick tabular to blocky crystals of a more intense green have also been found. Torbernite occurs with most of the other phosphates at Lake Boga." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 7 | |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 4 | |
| Albite | 5 | |
| Muscovite | 5 | |
| Orthoclase | 3 | |
| Schorl | 2 | |
| Microcline | 1 | |
| Kunatite | 1 | |
| Turquoise | 1 | |
| Chlorite Group | 1 | |
| Chalcosiderite | 1 | |
| Ferberite | 1 | |
| Fluorapatite | 1 | |
| Meta-autunite | 1 | |
| Chlorargyrite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Torbernite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (30 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 27026 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:27026:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Jambor, John L., Pertsev, Nikolai N., Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85. 1321-1325 | ||
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia