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Sample n° 12352

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
URANINITE	UO2	oxides and hydroxides	-	major
CALCITE	Ca(CO3)	carbonates	-	minor
CHALCOCITE	Cu2S	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor
SIEGENITE	CoNi2S4	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor

Description

Description: sample with uraninite, blue metallic chalcocite, bright white metallic siegenite

Information: geochronology - Cahen, L., François, A. & Ledent, D., 1971. Sur l'âge des uraninites de Kambove ouest et de Kamoto principal et révision des connaissances relatives aux minéralisations uranifères du Katanga et du copperbelt de Zambia. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 94, 185-198. // Decrée, S., Deloule, E., De Putter, T., Dewaele, S., Mees, F., Yans, J. & Marignac, C., 2011. SIMS U-Pb dating of uranium mineralization in the Katanga Copperbelt : constraints for the geodynamic context. Ore Geology Reviews 40, 81-89.

Origin

• Country: Congo (RDC)
• Region: Katanga
• Locality: Kambove Ouest

Specification

• Donors: Francois Géomines
  Donation year: 1970
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 1
  Size: 12 x 9 cm

• Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
  Quality code 1>2>3: 1
• Holotype: no
  Paratype: no
  Radioactive: yes
• Thin section: yes
  Chemical analysis: no
  X-Ray spectra: yes

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