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Sample n° 13167

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
CUPROSKLODOWSKITE Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O nesosilicates - major
MALACHITE Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 carbonates - major
URANINITE UO2 oxides and hydroxides - minor
VANDENBRANDEITE Cu(UO2)(OH)4 oxides and hydroxides - minor
Description
Description: sample with fine layered cuprosklodowskite in rock matrix, green malachite, traces of pale to dark blue-green vandenbrandeite
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
  • Donors: Dewilde
    Donation year: 1974
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 15 x 6 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    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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