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Uranium ore from Shinkolobwe mine, Congo, 2019-12-03

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Uraninite or pitchblende specimen sourced from the Shinkolobwe mine in Katanga, Congo, during the times of Belgian Congo when the mine was operated by Union Minière du Haute-Katange (the present-day Umicore). This mine secretly provided the uranium used for the Hiroshima bomb.
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OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M10 Mark III
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Tue, 03 December 2019 11:38 AM
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