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Sample n° 6443
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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SKLODOWSKITE | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)26H2O | nesosilicates | - | major |
VANDENBRANDEITE | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
CURITE | Pb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]22H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
KASOLITE | Pb(UO2)(SiO4)H2O | nesosilicates | - | minor |
MALACHITE | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | carbonates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with green-blue vandenbrandeite crystals, white sklodowskite needles, curite as yellow-orange powder, aggregates of orange kasolite crystals, pale blue-green malachite needles
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Kalongwe
Specification
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Donors: UMHKDonation year: 1958
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 10 x 8 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes