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Sample n° 3477
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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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