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Sample n° 2692
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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BECQUERELITE | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)68H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
WOLSENDORFITE | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)412H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
STUDTITE | (UO2)(O2)(H2O)22H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with amber-coloured becquerelite laths, wolsendorfite as red plates and orange mass, fibro-radial studtite nodules on becquerelite
Information:
Protas, J., 1959. Contribution à l'étude des oxydes d'uranium hydratés. Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 82, 239-272.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
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Donors: Nève de MévergniesDonation year: 1950
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 3 x 3 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 3Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes