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  Sample n° 3334
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
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| HETEROGENITE | Co3+O(OH) | oxides and hydroxides | - | major | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               impregnations and black layers
            
                         
                Information:
                Decrée, S., Pourret, O. & Baele, J.M., 2015. Rare earth element fractionation in heterogenite (CoOOH): implication for cobalt oxidized ore in the Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo). Journal of Geochemical Exploration 159, 290-301.
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Ruashi
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: UMHKDonation year:
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          Sampling year:Registration date:
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          Quantity: 1Size: 2
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          Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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          Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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          Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no