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Sample n° 12980

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
GLAUKOSPHAERITE (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 carbonates - major
HETEROGENITE Co3+O(OH) oxides and hydroxides - minor
MALACHITE Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 carbonates - minor
Description
Description: soft green crust, covered by heterogenite
Information: Deliens, M., 1975. La glaucosphaerite de Kasompi (Shaba méridional, Zaïre). Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 98, 175-178.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Kasompi
Specification
  • Donors: Coussement
    Donation year: 1974
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 2
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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