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Sample n° 10816
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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HETEROGENITE | Co3+O(OH) | oxides and hydroxides | - | major |
Description
Description:
sample composed of powder (radioactive)
Information:
Deliens, M., 1974. Les Oxydes Hydratés de Cobalt du Shaba Méridional (République du Zaïre). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série In-8°, n° 76, 80 pp. // De Putter, T., Decrée, S., Lubaba Nkulu Banza, C. & Nemery, B., 2011. Mining the Katanga (DRC) Copperbelt: geological aspects and impacts on public health and the environment – towards a holistic approach. In Kribek, B. (ed.), Mining and the Environment in Africa. Proceedings of the Inaugural Workshop IGCP/SIDA No. 594, Kitwe, Zambia, October 17-18 2011. Czech Geological Survey, Prague, p. 17-20. // Decrée, S., Deloule, E., De Putter, T., Dewaele, S., Mees, F., Baele, J.M. & Marignac, C., 2014. Dating of U-rich heterogenite : new insights into U deposit genesis and U cycling in the Katanga Copperbelt. Precambrian Research 241, 17-28. // Decrée, S., Pourret, O. & Baele, J.M., 2015. Rare earth element fractionation in heterogenite (CoOOH): implication for cobalt oxidized ore in the Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo). Journal of Geochemical Exploration 159, 290-301. // sample for geochronology
Origin
- Country: Congo (RDC)
- Region: Katanga
- Locality: Shinkolobwe
Specification
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Donors: Francotte UMHKDonation year: 1966
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: XSize: powder
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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