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Sample n° 5371
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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PLANCHEITE | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4H2O | inosilicates | - | major |
CALCITE | Ca(CO3) | carbonates | - | minor |
TENORITE | CuO | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
Description
Description:
pale blue nodules (plancheite)
Information:
Van Oosterwyck-Gastuche, M.C., 1967. Etude des Silicates de Cuivre du Katanga. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série In-8°, n° 58, 60 pp. // Van Oosterwyck-Gastuche, M.C., 1968. Sur la nomenclature de certains silicates de cuivre du Katanga. Le problème planchéite-shattuckite-bisbeeite-katangite. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 91, 401-422.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Tantara
Specification
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Donors: CambierDonation year: 1955
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 2Size: 1
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 1Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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Thin section: yesChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes