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Sample n° 6601

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
MOREAUITE Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2•13H2O phosphates - major
APATITE Ca5(PO4)3(OH,F,Cl) phosphates - minor
RANUNCULITE Al(UO2)(PO3OH)(OH)3•4H2O phosphates - minor
Description
Description: sample with well-developed greenish yellow moreauite crystals in geode, ranunculite as golden-yellow nodules and crystals
Information: holotype of moreauite (Deliens & Piret, 1985) [IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens] // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1985. Les phosphates d'uranyle et d'aluminium de Kobokobo. VII. La moreauïte, Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2.13H2O, nouveau minéral. Bulletin de Minéralogie 108, 9-13.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Kivu
  • Locality: Mwenga, Kobokobo
Specification
  • Donors: van Wambeke
    Donation year: 1959
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 7 x 6 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: yes
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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