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Minerals found in the sample
| Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOYAZITE | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | phosphates, arsenates and vanadates | phosphates | major |
| GOETHITE | FeO(OH) | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
| LIMONITE | FeO(OH)•nH2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
Description
| Description: | 1 mg |
| Information: | holotype of lusungite (discredited, shown to be goyazite) (RMCA records) // original publication - Van Wambeke, L., 1958. Une nouvelle espèce minérale : la lusungite en provenance de la pegmatite de Kobokobo (Kivu - Congo Belge). Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie 67, 162-169. // discredited - Pring, A., Birch, W.D., Dawe, J., Taylor, M., Deliens, M. & Walenta, K., 1995. Kintoreite, PbFe3(PO4)2(OH,H20)6, a new mineral of the jarosite-alunite family, and lusungite discredited. Mineralogical Magazine 95, 143-148. |
Origin
Country:
Congo (RDC)
Region:
Kivu
Locality:
Mwenga, Kobokobo
Specification
| Donors | van Wambeke | Sampling year | |
| Donation year | Registration date | ||
| Quantity | 1 | Dimension code 1>2>3 | 3 |
| Size | 3 | Quality code 1>2>3 | 1 |
| Holotype | yes | Thin section | no |
| Paratype | no | Chemical analysis | no |
| Radioactive | no | X-Ray spectra | no |
