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Sample n° 5363

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
KASOLITE Pb(UO2)(SiO4)•H2O nesosilicates - major
SKLODOWSKITE Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O nesosilicates - major
SODDYITE (UO2)2(SiO4)•2H2O nesosilicates - major
CURITE Pb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2•2H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
HETEROGENITE Co3+O(OH) oxides and hydroxides - minor
SCHOEPITE (UO2)8O2(OH)12•12H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
Description
Description: sample with soddyite crystals and massive soddyite, sklodowskite as aggregates of fine needles and rosettes of white fibres, radial aggregates of kasolite crystals, schoepite crystals on curite, curite crystals and massive curite, black heterogenite coatings on most other minerals
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
  • Donors: Cambier
    Donation year: 1955
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 8 x 5 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: yes
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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