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Sample n° 715
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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GALENA | PbS | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | major |
Description
Description:
galena in pegmatite
Information:
geochronology - Cahen, L., 1954. Extension et âge d'une minéralisation Cu-Pb-Zn en Afrique centrale et australe. Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie 63, 90-100. // Gretener, P.E.F., Farquhar, R.M. & Wilson, J.T., 1954. Ages of some African minerals. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 48, 17-32. (To 618) // Wilson, J.T., Farquhar, R.M., Gretener, P., Russell, R.D. & Shillibeer, H.A., 1954. Estimates of age for some African minerals. Nature 174, 1006-1011. (To 618) // Cahen, L. & Snelling, N.J., 1966. The Geochronology of Equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 195 pp. (Farquhar, unpublished data)
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Muika
Specification
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Donors: MathieuDonation year: 1913
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 4Size: 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