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Sample n° 12211
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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CUPROSKLODOWSKITE | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)26H2O | nesosilicates | - | major |
RUTHERFORDINE | (UO2)(CO3) | carbonates | - | major |
URANOPHANE | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)25H2O | nesosilicates | - | major |
MALACHITE | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | carbonates | - | minor |
METATORBERNITE | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)28H2O | phosphates | - | minor |
VANDENBRANDEITE | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
WULFENITE | PbMoO4 | molybdates and tungstates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with bundles of green cuprosklodowskite crystals, large yellow uranophane needles, felty aggregates of yellow rutherfordine needles in cuprosklodowskite, some tabular vandenbrandeite crystals, metatorbernite crystals on an brown nodule in a geode, malachite crystals and massive malachite
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Musonoi
Specification
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Donors: de WijngaertDonation year: 1970
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 7 x 5 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: no