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Sample n° 13995

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
URANCALCARITE	Ca(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6•3H2O	carbonates	-	major
WYARTITE	CaU5+(UO2)2(CO3)O4(OH)•7H2O	carbonates	-	major
MASUYITE	Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2•3H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
URANINITE	UO2	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
URANOPHANE	Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor

Description

Description: sample with bright yellow urancalcarite rosettes, yellow wyartite, red masuyite

Information: holotype of urancalcarite (Deliens & Piret, 1984) [IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens] // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1984. L'urancalcarite, Ca(UO2)3CO3(OH)6.3H2O, nouveau minéral de Shinkolobwe, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie 107, 21-24.

Origin

• Country: Congo (RDC)
• Region: Katanga
• Locality: Shinkolobwe

Specification

• Donors: van Mol
  Donation year: 1983
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 1
  Size: 5 cm

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

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