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Sample n° 14350

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
KAMOTOITE-(Y) Y2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3•14H2O carbonates - major
URANINITE UO2 oxides and hydroxides - minor
Description
Description: sample with well-developed yellow tabular kamotoite crystals, black metallic uraninite
Information: holotype of kamotoite-(Y) (IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1986. La kamotoïte-(Y), un nouveau carbonate d'uranyle et de terres rares de Kamoto, Shaba, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie 109, 643-647.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Kamoto Est
Specification
  • Donors: van Dooren
    Donation year: 1986
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 2 x 4 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: yes
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes