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Sample n° 660
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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HETEROGENITE | Co3+O(OH) | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
MALACHITE | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | carbonates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
black mass with green crust
Information:
Deliens, M., 1974. Les Oxydes Hydratés de Cobalt du Shaba Méridional (République du Zaïre). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série In-8°, n° 76, 80 pp. // Decrée, S., Pourret, O. & Baele, J.M., 2015. Rare earth element fractionation in heterogenite (CoOOH): implication for cobalt oxidized ore in the Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo). Journal of Geochemical Exploration 159, 290-301.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Likasi
Specification
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Donors: UMHKDonation year: 1926
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 2 + TUBESSize: 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: yes