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Sample n° 2737

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Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
OURSINITE Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O nesosilicates - major
SKLODOWSKITE Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O nesosilicates - major
SODDYITE (UO2)2(SiO4)•2H2O nesosilicates - major
CURITE Pb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2•2H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
METATORBERNITE Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2•8H2O phosphates - minor
RUTHERFORDINE (UO2)(CO3) carbonates - minor
SCHOEPITE (UO2)8O2(OH)12•12H2O oxides and hydroxides - minor
VARISCITE Al(PO4)•2H2O phosphates - minor
Description
Description: sample with white oursinite needles and aggregates, pale yellow or white sklodowskite fibres, yellow soddyite crystals (partially black), yellow schoepite crystals on soddyite, orange and black curite needles, grey massive rutherfordine, white variscite mixed with rutherfordine
Information: cotype of oursinite (Deliens & Piret, 1983) (holotype - n° 1321) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1983. L'oursinite (Co0.86Mg0.10Ni0.04)O.2UO2.2SiO2.6H2O, nouveau minéral de Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie 106, 305-308.
Origin
  • Country: Congo (RDC)
  • Region: Katanga
  • Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
  • Donors: Nève de Mévergnies
    Donation year: 1950
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 5 x 6 cm
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: yes
    Radioactive: yes
  • Thin section: yes
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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