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Sample n° 13771

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
MALACHITE Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 carbonates - major
PSEUDOMALACHITE Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 phosphates - major
SPHALERITE ZnS sulfides and sulfosalts - major
Description
Description: coarse-crystalline sphalerite mass, with thin malachite and pseudomalachite coatings and veins
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Kipushi
Specification
  • Donors: Mounaert
    Donation year: 1980
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size:
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: no
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