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Sample n° 1101

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
APATITE Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) phosphates - major
CHRYSOBERYL BeAl2O4 oxides and hydroxides - major
GARNET (Ca,Fe,Mg,Mn)3(Al,Fe,Mn,Cr,Ti,V)2(SiO4)3 nesosilicates garnet major
TOURMALINE - cyclosilicates tourmaline major
ZIRCON ZrSiO4 nesosilicates - major
Description
Description: concentrates
Information: Brasseur, H., Herman, P. & Hubaux, A., 1962. Apatites de l'est du Congo et du Ruanda. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 85, 61-85. (as RGM 1100)
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Mitambala
Specification
  • Donors: Kostka
    Donation year: 1938
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 7 tubes
    Size:
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 3
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: no
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