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Astrocyanite-(Ce)

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Astrocyanite-(Ce)

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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

Blue radiating astrocyanite-(Ce) from the Kamoto East open cut, DR Congo on matrix. 

Rare mineral!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Formula: 
Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2·1.5H2O
Strunz: 
5.EF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)