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Sample n° 13748

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
MASUYITE	Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2•3H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	major
METASTUDTITE	UO4•2H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	major
WOLSENDORFITE	Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4•12H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	major
BECQUERELITE	Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6•8H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
KASOLITE	Pb(UO2)(SiO4)•H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor
RUTHERFORDINE	(UO2)(CO3)	carbonates	-	minor
URANINITE	UO2	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
URANOPHANE	Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•5H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor
WULFENITE	PbMoO4	molybdates and tungstates	-	minor

Description

Description: sample with radial aggregates of yellow metastudtite fibres, amber-coloured masuyite crystals, red wolsendorfite crystals, orange kasolite nodules in rutherfordine, yellow becquerelite laths, grey rutherfordine crystals

Information: holotype of metastudtite (IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1983. Metastudtite, UO2.H2O, a new mineral from Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaire. American Mineralogist 68, 456-458.

Origin

• Country: Congo (RDC)
• Region: Katanga
• Locality: Shinkolobwe

Specification

• Donors: Gecamine
  Donation year: 1980
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 1
  Size: 10 x 8 cm

• Dimension code 1>2>3: 2
  Quality code 1>2>3: 1
• Holotype: yes
  Paratype: no
  Radioactive: yes
• Thin section: no
  Chemical analysis: no
  X-Ray spectra: yes

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