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Sample n° 8484
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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COLUMBITE | (Fe,Mg,Mn)Nb2O6 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
TANTALITE | (Fe2+,Mn2+)Ta2O6 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
Description
Description:
plate (2 cm)
Information:
de Kun, N., 1959. Les gisements de cassitérite et de colombo-tantalite de Nord Lugulu, Kivu, Congo Belge. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, Mémoires, 82, 81-196. // Gouder de Beauregard, C., Dubois, J. & Bourguignon, P., 1967. Comportement thermique des columbotantalites. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 90, 501-518.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Kivu
- Locality: Shabunda, Ketumba Nord, Lugulu
Specification
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Donors: de KunDonation year: 1960
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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: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no