Mineralogy Database

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
SPHALERITE	ZnS	sulfides and sulfosalts	-	major

Description

Description: blue to brown metallic block

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: CSK

Donation year: 1960
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 1

Size: 2

Dimension code 1>2>3: 2

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no

Sample n° 8957