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Billietite

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.6 cm
Description

Lustrous yellow billietite crystals on matrix  ( For original close-up photo contact us )

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)