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Sample n° 5859

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
MOTTRAMITE PbCu(VO4)(OH) vanadates - major
WAKEFIELDITE-(Ce) CeVO4 vanadates - major
Description
Description: yellow powdery coatings (mottramite), smalll black crystals (wakefieldite)
Information: holotype of wakefieldite-(Ce) (name changed from kusuite) (Deliens & Piret, 1977) [IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens] // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1977. La kusuïte (Ce3+,Pb2+,Pb4+)VO4, nouveau minéral. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 100, 39-41.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Bas-Congo
  • Locality: Ngungu, Kusu cave
Specification
  • Donors: Bamoco
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  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 2
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 1
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: yes
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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