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Moreauite & Ranunculite

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Moreauite & Ranunculite

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Description
Locality: 
Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.2 × 1.1 cm
Description

Bright yellow moreauite associated with orange ranunculite from the famous Kobokobo pegmatite. Analysed material.

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Moreauite

Formula: 
Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·13H2O
Strunz: 
8.ED.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Ranunculite

Formula: 
HAl(UO2)(PO4)(OH)3·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.EB.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)