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Sample n° 2368
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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CASSITERITE | SnO2 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
QUARTZ | SiO2 | tektosilicates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
brown crystalline mass on quartz (7 cm)
Information:
Varlamoff, N., 1948. Gisements de cassitérite de la région de Kalima (Maniema, Congo Belge). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 71, 194-234. (sample 24)
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Maniema
- Locality: Pangi, Tubaraka
Specification
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Donors: VarlamoffDonation year:
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 2
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no