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MD-263833
Uranocircite
Streuberg Quarry, Bergen, Zobes-Bergen District, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Miniature, 3.6 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm
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The famous Streuberg Quarry of Saxony, Germany is the Type Locality for uranocircite. This old-time specimen features lustrous, canary-yellow plates richly covering the thin plate of quartz. Uranocircite was discovered in 1877. I would not doubt that this piece was acquired by the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences soon thereafter, as the specimen comes with an old label in German.