“Gummite” Uraninite var. Pitchblende: Rabbit Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Species: “Gummite”, Uranophane, Uraninite var. Pitchblende

Locality: Rabbit Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Dimensions: 4.1 x 3 x 1.4 cm, 28 grams 

Ex. Hal Miller Collection

Nice rich colorful specimen of yellow to orange “gummite” with uranophane (locally crystallized) from the Rabbit Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada. Rare locality piece! Measures ~80,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!