Pyrochlore var. Samiresite: Bucky mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA

Species: Pyrochlore var. Samiresite

Locality: Bucky mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA

Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm.

Ex. Hal Miller Collection

Rare specimen of waxy black Pyrochlore var. Samiresite from the Bucky mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA. Measures ~15,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 “pancake” probe. Rare!