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Sample n° 8635
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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URANINITE | UO2 | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
Description
Description:
sample with uraninite as impregnation of dolomite
Information:
geochronology - Cahen, L., Pasteels, P., Ledent, D., Bourguillot, R., Van Wambeke, L. & Eberhardt, P., 1961. Recherches sur l'age absolu des minéralistions uranifères du Katanga et de Rhodésie du Nord. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série In-8°, n° 41, pp. 1-53. (as 8.645) // Cahen, L. & Snelling, N.J., 1966. The Geochronology of Equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 195 pp. (as 8.435) // Decrée, S., Deloule, E., De Putter, T., Dewaele, S., Mees, F., Yans, J. & Marignac, C., 2011. SIMS U-Pb dating of uranium mineralization in the Katanga Copperbelt : constraints for the geodynamic context. Ore Geology Reviews 40, 81-89.
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Kamoto
Specification
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Donors: UMHKDonation year: 1960
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size:
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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: no