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Billietite

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Billietite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Billietite is a rare barium-uranyl-hydroxide named after Belgian crystallographer Valere Billiet (1903-1944). This sample from the Musonoi Mine has small bright orange crystals of billietite on a contrasting matrix.

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Billietite

Formula: 
Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6·4-8H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
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