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  Sample n° 3193
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
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| APATITE | Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) | phosphates | - | major | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               fragmented dark blue crystals in pegmatite
            
                         
                Information:
                Brasseur, H., Herman, P. & Hubaux, A., 1962. Apatites de l'est du Congo et du Ruanda. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 85, 61-85.
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Kivu
- Locality: Masisi, Mumba, Lusirandaka
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: Comité National du Kivu (CNKi)Donation year: 1952
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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