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Masuyite

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Masuyite

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

The very rare lead-uranyl-hydroxide masuyite was named after the Belgian geologist Gustave Masuy (1905-1945). This specimen has lots of reddish orange thick tabular crystals and masses of masuyite on an uraninite rich matrix.

Mineral Data
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Masuyite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Cartils Minerals

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