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Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Shabaite-(Nd)

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Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Shabaite-(Nd)

EDS & Raman conf. 19-11-25-sk16

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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: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm
Description

EDS & Raman conf. specimen hosting astrocyanite-Ce, shabaite-Nd and yellow kamotoite-Y. Specimen has the ID no 19-11-25-sk16.

Analysis attached. 

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)

Shabaite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.EE.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Shabaite-(Nd)
Analysis Report - only: Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Shabaite-(Nd)