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Sample n° 14156
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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CUPROSKLODOWSKITE | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)26H2O | nesosilicates | - | major |
RUTHERFORDINE | (UO2)(CO3) | carbonates | - | major |
HEMATITE | Fe2O3 | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
MALACHITE | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | carbonates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with bundles of acicular cuprosklodowskite crystals, yellow rutherfordine needles, aggregates of brown-black hematite needles
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Musonoi
Specification
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Donors: LouisDonation year: 1984
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 2 x 2 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no