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Sample n° 6269

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
BILLIETITE Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8H2O oxides and hydroxides - major
CURITE Pb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2•2H2O oxides and hydroxides - major
SODDYITE (UO2)2(SiO4)•2H2O nesosilicates - major
CHLORITE (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 phyllosilicates chlorite minor
METATORBERNITE Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2•8H2O phosphates - minor
Description
Description: sample with soddyite and curite crystals, massive soddyite and curite, small amber-coloured billietite crystals, traces of metatorbernite, grey-white micaceous chlorite
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
  • Donors: Stradiot
    Donation year: 1958
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 4 x 3 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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