Species: Uraninite
Locality: La Commanderie mine, Le Temple, Mauléon, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm.
Ex. Hal Miller Collection
Rich specimen of uraninite var. Pitchblende in reddish matrix from the La Commanderie mine, Le Temple, Mauléon, Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Measures ~60,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 probe. Rare!!