Description

Brannerite in a calcite gangue, including an exceptional 2.5cm crystal with partial terminations, from the Villette quarry, Aime-la-Plagne, Albertville, Savoie, France.
The Villette quarry, renowned for its Hyalin Quartz and calcite, yielded exceptional Brannerite crystals in a metasomatic enclave, a discovery recently reported in the magazine “Le Règne Minéral”.
N.B.: Brannerite is a naturally radioactive tetravalent uranium titanate.
From the Eric Asselborn Collection.

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