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Kamotoite-(Y)

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Kamotoite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm
Description

Yellow flat kamotoite-(Y) sprays from the Kamoto East, Kolwezi, DR Congo. 

 

Mineral Data
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Kamotoite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4·14H2O
Strunz: 
5.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)