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Sample n° 6162
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Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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BECQUERELITE | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)68H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
BILLIETITE | Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)68H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
STUDTITE | (UO2)(O2)(H2O)22H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
URANINITE | UO2 | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
URANOPHANE | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)25H2O | nesosilicates | - | minor |
WOLSENDORFITE | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)412H2O | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
Description
Description:
sample with elongated amber-coloured becquerelite and billietite crystals, white studtite aggregates on billietite, red wolsendorfite, yellow-green uranophane substrate
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
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Donors: GridletDonation year: 1958
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 7 x 6 cm
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: yes
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Thin section: yesChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: yes