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Sample n° 13755

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
METASTUDTITE	UO4•2H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	major
URANOPILITE	(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6•14H2O	sulfates	-	major
KASOLITE	Pb(UO2)(SiO4)•H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor
SODDYITE	(UO2)2(SiO4)•2H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor
URANINITE	UO2	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
URANOPHANE	Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor

Description

Description: sample with aggregates of yellow metastudtite fibres to orange powder, yellow uranopilite powder, orange kasolite nodules, mixed rosette-shaped aggregates (soddyite, uranophane)

Information: cotype of metastudtite (Deliens & Piret, 1983) (holotype - n° 13748) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1983. Metastudtite, UO2.H2O, a new mineral from Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaire. American Mineralogist 68, 456-458.

Origin

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

Specification

• Donors: Gecamine
  Donation year: 1980
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 1
  Size: 13 x 12 cm

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

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