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Sample n° 8300

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
SPHALERITE	ZnS	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	major
BORNITE	Cu5FeS4	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor
CHALCOPYRITE	CuFeS2	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor
GALENA	PbS	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor
TENNANTITE	Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	minor

Description

Description: small grey to yellow metallic fragments, with polished section

Information: Sonke, J.E., Sivry, Y., Viers, J., Freydier, R., Dejonghe, L., André, L., Aggarwal, J.K., Fontan, F. & Dupré, B., 2008. Historical variations in the isotopic composition of atmospheric zinc deposition from a zinc smelter. Chemical Geology 252, 145-157. // Sonke, J.E., Schäfer, J., Chmeleff, J., Audry, S., Blanc, G. & Dupré, B., 2010. Sedimentary mercury stable isotope records of atmospheric and riverine pollution from two major European heavy metal refineries. Chemical Geology 279, 90-100.

Origin

• Country: Congo (RDC)
• Region: Katanga
• Locality: Kipushi

Specification

• Donors: Mélon (ULG)
  Donation year: 1954
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 4
  Size: 2

• Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
  Quality code 1>2>3: 1
• Holotype: no
  Paratype: no
  Radioactive: no
• Thin section: yes
  Chemical analysis: no
  X-Ray spectra: no

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