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Sample n° 13985
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Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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DUMONTITE | Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)25H2O | phosphates | - | major |
KAMITUGAITE | PbAl(UO2)5(PO4)2(OH)99,5H2O | phosphates | - | major |
TRIANGULITE | Al3(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH)55H2O | phosphates | - | major |
METATORBERNITE | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)28H2O | phosphates | - | minor |
STUDTITE | (UO2)(O2)(H2O)22H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
THREADGOLDITE | Al(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)8H2O | phosphates | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with felty yellow acicular kamitugaite, orange dumontite crystals, golden-yellow triangulite crystals and nodules, studtite as white needles and felty aggregates, white to yellow threadgoldite blades, traces of metatorbernite
Information:
holotype of kamitugaite (IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1984. La kamitugaïte, PbAl(UO2)5[(P,As)O4]2(OH)9.9.5H2O, nouveau minéral de Kobokobo, Kivu, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie 107, 15-19.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Kivu
- Locality: Mwenga, Kobokobo
Specification
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Donors: van WambekeDonation year: 1983
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 8 x 4 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: yesParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes