SCANDINAVIAN MINERALS
Pyrobitumen Var. Thucholite as small black nodules from Viitaniemi Pegmatite Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland.
Tucholite is acronym for Thorium, Uranium, Carbon and Hydrogen (TH, U, C, H).
The colour is black and a mixture of hydrocarbons, uraninite and some sulphides.
It should be called Uranium-bearing pyrobitumen.
The matrix is Albite / Cleavelandite with minor Quartz, some Li-muscovite and phosphates.
The mineral is not rare in the Viitaniemi Quarry.
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All prices are in Swedish currency or US$.
Minimum order 100:- SEK. (= €10, $10, £12)
Discount is available.
Specimens from 25:-SEK or cheaper are excluded.This Lot was published in December 2025.
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Item: tu1. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Albite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x2cm. 10:-SEK. US$1.00. |
Item: tu2. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Albite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4x2.5cm. 60:-SEK. US$6.00. 11 nodules. |
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Item: tu3. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Albite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x2cm. 55:-SEK. US$5.50. 10 nodules. |
Item: tu4. Thucholite, Cleavelandite, Quartz, Li muscovite,
part of Elbaite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 2.3x2cm. 15:-SEK. US$1.50. |
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Item: tu5. Thucholite, Cleavelandite, Li-muscovite,
Loellengite, indistinct phosphates such as Hurlbutite, Mn-apatite, Strengite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x3cm. 50:-SEK. US5.00. 9 nodules. |
Item: tu6. Thucholite, Cleavelandite, Li-muscovite,
Loellengite, indistinct phosphates such as Hurlbutite, Mn-apatite, Strengite,, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3.5x3cm. 65:-SEK. US$6.50. 11 nodules. |
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Item: tu7. Thucholite, Cleavelandite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x3cm. 40:-SEK. US$4.00. 10 nodules. |
Item: tu8. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Albite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3.2x2.2cm. 50:-SEK. US$5.00. 8 nodules. |
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Item: tu9. Thucholite, Cleavelandite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3.5xcm. 30:-SEK. US$3.00. |
Item: tu10. Thucholite, Cleavelandite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x2cm. 50:-SEK. US$5.00. 8 nodules. |
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Item: tu11. Thucholite, Cleavelandite,
indistinct phosphates such as Hurlbutite, Mn-apatite, Strengite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4x3cm. 40:-SEK. US$4.00. 5 nodules. |
Item: tu12. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x2cm. 15:-SEK. US$1.50. 3 nodules. |
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Item: tu13. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Li-muscovite, Hurlbutite, Strengite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3x1.8cm. 40:-SEK. US$4.00. 9 nodules. |
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Item: tu14. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Li-muscovite, Hurlbutite, Strengite, Mn-Apatite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4x2.3cm. 40:-SEK. US$4.00. 8 nodules. |
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Item: tu15. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Li-muscovite, Hurlbutite, Mn-Apatite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: -5.2x4.5cm. 90:-SEK. US$9.00. 17 nodules. |
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Item: tu16. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Elbaite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4x2cm. 10:-SEK. US$1.00. |
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Item: tu17. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 5x3.5cm. 85:-SEK. US$8.50. 18 nodules. |
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Item: tu18. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Li-muscovite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4x3.5cm. 40:-SEK. US$40.00. 10 nodules. |
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Item: tu19. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite Mn-apatite,
Li-muscovite, Hurlbutite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3.5x3cm. 15:-SEK. US$1.50. 3 nodules. |
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Item: tu20. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite, Li-muscovite, Hurlbutite, Strengite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi,
Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 3.5x2cm. 45:-SEK. US$4.50. 10 nodules. |
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Item: tu21. Thucholite, Cleavelandite/Aibite,
Li-muscovite, Viitaniemi Quarry, Eräjärvi, Orivesi, Pirkamaa, Finland. Size: 4.5x3cm. 90:-SEK. US$9.00. 3 and one free standing nodule. |
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