Species: Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Locality: Schwartzwalder mine, Ralston Buttes, Jefferson County, Colorado USA
Dimensions: 3.6 x 2.8x 1.7 cm, 46 grams
160K CPM
Ex. Hal Miller Collection
Impressive, totally solid specimen of waxy black Uraninite var. Pitchblende from the famous Schwartzwalder mine, Ralston Buttes, Jefferson County, Colorado USA. For this locality, specimens like this are extremely rare! Measures ~160,000 CPM on my Ludlum Model 3 Counter with the 44-9 “pancake” probe. Rare!