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Sample n° 1321

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
OURSINITE	Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2•6H2O	nesosilicates	-	major
SODDYITE	(UO2)2(SiO4)•2H2O	nesosilicates	-	major
CURITE	Pb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2•2H2O	oxides and hydroxides	-	minor
KASOLITE	Pb(UO2)(SiO4)•H2O	nesosilicates	-	minor
METATORBERNITE	Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2•8H2O	phosphates	-	minor
PHOSPHURANYLITE	KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4•8H2O	phosphates	-	minor

Description

Description: sample with aggregates of white oursinite crystals, soddyite crystals and massive soddyite, phosphuranylite as yellow powder, orange kasolite bundles, metatorbernite crystals

Information: holotype of oursinite (IMA Catalogue of Type Mineral Specimens) // Deliens, M. & Piret, P., 1983. L'oursinite (Co0.86Mg0.10Ni0.04)O.2UO2.2SiO2.6H2O, nouveau minéral de Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie 106, 305-308.

Origin

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

Specification

• Donors: Roi Albert I
  Donation year: 1932
• Sampling year:
  Registration date:
• Quantity: 1
  Size: 9 x 7 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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