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Roubaultite & Astrocyanite-(Ce)

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Roubaultite & Astrocyanite-(Ce)

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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: 
3.3 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Green roubaultite (Raman conf.) associated with SEM-EDS confirmed bluish-green astrocyanite-(Ce), becquerelite and shabaite-(Nd) on matrix. 

Analysed specimen no 11-25-sk21. Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roubaultite

Formula: 
Cu2(UO2)3(OH)10·5H2O
Strunz: 
5.EA.25
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Roubaultite & Astrocyanite-(Ce)
Analysis Report - only: Roubaultite & Astrocyanite-(Ce)