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  Sample n° 3477
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAROSITE | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | sulfates | - | major | 
| PYRITE | FeS2 | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | major | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               oxidised sulfides in quartzite
            
                         
                Information:
                Van Tassel, R., 1958. Notes minéralogiques. XI. Jarosite, natrojarosite, beaverite, leonhardtite et hexahydrite du Congo belge. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 34, n° 44, 12 pp.
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Bas-Congo
- Locality: Madimba, Lukusu, Bisete river
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: HanzirDonation year:
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          Sampling year:Registration date:
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          Quantity: 2Size: 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