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Sample n° 9981

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
APATITE Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) phosphates - major
PYRITE FeS2 sulfides and sulfosalts - major
SCORZALITE Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 phosphates - major
Description
Description: pyrite on brown apatite, light to dark blue scorzalite
Information: Dewaele, S., Tack, L., Fernandez-Alonzo, M., Boyce, A., Muchez, P., Schneider, J., Cooper, G. & Wheeler, K., 2008. Geology and mineralization of the Gatumba area, Rwanda : Present state of knowledge. Etudes Rwandaises 16, 6-24.
Origin
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Region: Gisenyi
  • Locality: Buranga
Specification
  • Donors: Antun
    Donation year: 1963
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: fragments
    Size:
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 2
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: no
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