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Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Kamotoite-(Y)

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Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Kamotoite-(Y)

EDS & Raman confirmed specimen no 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: 
2.6 × 1.4 × 1.1 cm
Description

EDS & Raman confirmed specimen no 19-11-25-sk16 hosting blue trigonal astrocyanite-(Ce) crystals associated with kamotoite-Y. Analysis attached to the analysis section. 

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)

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)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Kamotoite-(Y)
Analysis Report - only: Astrocyanite-(Ce) & Kamotoite-(Y)