u/megapull

Today I'm showing a somewhat unknown locality. I call it "we have Autunite at home" :D

Surveys in the 70s uncovered a radioactive anomaly in the northwest part of Hungary, but it was not economically feasible. I went there last week and found some beautiful Autunite.

Although the size is tiny (the size of the first crystal cluster is about 3 cm), the color is amazing, partly because of magnesium that causes this brighter, lime green color of the crystal. Also, these are found within the slate rock actually, so never on the surface.

Petrified wood and other plants are quite common here. When you find them close to the uranium mine that operated here for 40 years, you can often find radioactive specimens. If you are interested in more, check out my longform video on the locality.