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Sample n° 244

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
QUARTZ SiO2 tektosilicates - major
Description
Description: group of clear prismatic crystals (3 to 12 cm)
Information: de Dorlodot, L., 1920. Quelques calcaires du Bas Congo de la collection reçue au Musée du Congo en 1910 (expéditeur : M. Cerckel). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, Publications Relatives au Congo Belge 1919-1920, 43, 5-8.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Bas-Congo
  • Locality: Songololo, Kimpese, 130 km railroad point, 2 km SW of Malanga
Specification
  • Donors: Cerckel
    Donation year: 1910
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 2
    Size: 2
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: no