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Sample n° 2838
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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URANOPHANE | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)25H2O | nesosilicates | - | major |
BILLIETITE | Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)68H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
METATORBERNITE | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)28H2O | phosphates | - | minor |
RUTHERFORDINE | (UO2)(CO3) | carbonates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with white uranophane needles, small white rutherfordine needles, small yellow billietite crystals on rutherfordine, green metatorbernite
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
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Donors: UMHKDonation year: 1949
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 6 x 6 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: yesChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes