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Sample n° 13169

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
VANDENBRANDEITE Cu(UO2)(OH)4 oxides and hydroxides - major
CUPROSKLODOWSKITE Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O nesosilicates - minor
GUILLEMINITE Ba(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2•3H2O selenites and tellurites - minor
KASOLITE Pb(UO2)(SiO4)•H2O nesosilicates - minor
MALACHITE Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 carbonates - minor
Description
Description: sample with well-developed green-blue vandenbrandeite crystals, guilleminite crystals in geode, green cuprosklodowskite needles, yellow kasolite crystals in geode, bundles of malachite crystals and massive malachite
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Musonoi
Specification
  • Donors: Dewilde
    Donation year: 1974
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 4 x 4 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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