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  Sample n° 13317
          Minerals found in the sample
          
            
	       
                
           
 
        
        
      
         | Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance | 
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| SPHALERITE | ZnS | sulfides and sulfosalts | - | major | 
           Description
            
       
           
    
               Description:
               coarse-crystalline block
            
                         
                Information:
                Sonke, J.E., Sivry, Y., Viers, J., Freydier, R., Dejonghe, L., André, L., Aggarwal, J.K., Fontan, F. & Dupré, B., 2008. Historical variations in the isotopic composition of atmospheric zinc deposition from a zinc smelter. Chemical Geology 252, 145-157.
                        
     
      Origin
    
   
  
    - Country: Congo (RDC)
 - Region: Katanga
 - Locality: Kipushi
 
        Specification
    
    
      
    
 
    
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          Donors: SGR LéopoldvilleDonation year: 1975
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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