Truly exceptional as far as these crystals go. I was really lucky to land a very pricey older collection with some fine specimens. It cost me big but I am happy to bring them to you all who appreciate these stones in your collections. Don't miss the chances offered here as there likely wont be others once these few amazing stones are gone!
A large crystal, a smaller beautifully formed crystal below, and even another tiny one tucked between those!! Sharp and well-formed.
5.1 grams
1.37x1.08x1 cm
200,000 cpm on Radiacode 110
Uraninite was first discovered at this locality around 1958 by 13-year-old Cliff Trebilcock, Jr. After the site was drained of water, he and his parents recovered a large number of exceptionally fine crystals. The locality has produced some of the finest uraninite crystals known (though not the largest) with specimens displaying smooth, mirror faces and reaching sizes of nearly 60mm.
The Swamp No. 1 and No. 2 quarries, separated by a narrow roadway, are both excavated into the same pegmatite. Although crystals of essentially equal quality occur in each, Swamp No. 1 has been by far the more productive. It was also at Swamp No. 1 that Cliff Trebilcock, along with Don Swenson, carried out renewed prospecting for uraninite in 1996.
The original pits have now been flooded for some time. The dumps where Cliff first discovered uraninite in 1958 are visible on the 'shore' of the flooded quarry. Removing specimens is strictly prohibited by a local housing development, who own the land and keep it open as a green-space.
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