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Vandenbrandeite

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Vandenbrandeite

Gilbert Gauthier collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5.3 × 3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with several patches of rich, small vandenbrandeite crystals on malachite with minor unknown uranium species. These crystals are small, but are unusual for the high transparency and lack of alteration typical of most vandenbrandeite samples. 

Mineral Data
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Vandenbrandeite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)(OH)4
Strunz: 
4.GB.45
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Kalongwe deposit, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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