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  Sample n° 3200
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GALENA | PbS | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | major | 
| SPHALERITE | ZnS | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | minor | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               abundant mixed mineralisation in limestone
            
                         
                Information:
                geochronology - Cahen, L. & Snelling, N.J., 1966. The Geochronology of Equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 195 pp. (Farquhar, unpublished data)
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Kivu
- Locality: Kalehe, Nyamakubi
        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: 1
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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