Uraninite, Gummite, Uranophane: Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Species: Uraninite, Gummite, Uranophane

Locality: Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.7 x 4.5 cm.

Ex. Eric Quinter Collection (U/Th 1096)

Nice specimen from this classic NC locality featuring black uraninite ‘eyes’ in pegmatite surrounded by gummite-group minerals and yellow uranophane. Rare!