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Sample n° 13714

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
BILLIETITE Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8H2O oxides and hydroxides - major
GUILLEMINITE Ba(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2•3H2O selenites and tellurites - major
MASUYITE Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2•3H2O oxides and hydroxides - major
RICHETITE (Fe3+,Mg)xPb2+8,6(UO2)36O36(OH)24•41H2O oxides and hydroxides - major
BECQUERELITE Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
FOURMARIERITE Pb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x•4H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
METATORBERNITE Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2•8H2O phosphates - minor
URANOPHANE Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O nesosilicates - minor
Description
Description: sample with red-orange elongated masuyite crystals, yellow guilleminite rosettes, honey-coloures billietite crystals, brown richetite and red fourmarierite crystals with pyramidal terminations, yellow lath-shaped becquerlite crystals, little metatorbernite, grey uranophane substrate
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
  • Donors: Gecamine
    Donation year: 1980
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 11 x 10 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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