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Sample n° 3052
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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GALENA | PbS | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | major |
Description
Description:
disseminated galena in limestone
Information:
geochronology - Cahen, L., 1954. Résultats géochronologiques obtenus sur des minéraux du Congo jusqu'en mai 1954. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 77, 269-281. // Gretener, P.E.F., Farquhar, R.M. & Wilson, J.T., 1954. Ages of some African minerals. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 48, 17-32. (To 619) // Wilson, J.T., Farquhar, R.M., Gretener, P., Russell, R.D. & Shillibeer, H.A., 1954. Estimates of age for some African minerals. Nature 174, 1006-1011. (To 619)
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Haute Fungwe
Specification
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Donors: van Aubel (ULG)Donation year: 1951
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 2
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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Thin section: yesChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no