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Sample n° 6473
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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TOURMALINE | - | cyclosilicates | tourmaline | major |
CASSITERITE | SnO2 | oxides and hydroxides | - | minor |
Description
Description:
black tourmaline needles, brown cassiterite crystals, in layered rock
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Sofwe
Specification
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Donors: Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)Donation year:
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 2
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality 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