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Name
Kasolite
Chemistry
Pb(UO2)SiO4·(H2O)
Uses
As a mineral specimen
Color
Gray green, green, reddish orange, yellow, yellow brown
Hardness
4
Specific gravity
3.7
Crystals
Monoclinic
Accompanied by:
Torbernite
Fracture
Uneven
Luster
Resinous - greasy
Cleavage
Good/ perfect
Streak
Light brownish yellow
Similar to:
Boltwoodite, Cuprosklodowskite, Oursinite, Sklodowskite, Uranophane
Kasolite is a natural radioactive mineral.
Kasolite derives it's name from its main locality, Kasolo, Zaire (1921).
Kasolite can be found in world wide in uranium-bearing ores.
Kasolite forms sheaves of divergent crystals, rivet washers, sea urchins and radiate aggregates fibrous.
