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Kamotoite-(Y) & Masuyite On Uraninite

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Kamotoite-(Y) & Masuyite On Uraninite

Ex. Eric Quinter Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 2.2 × 1.1 cm
Weight: 
11.00gr
Description

Rich specimen of the extremely rare uranium mineral kamotoite-(Y) (yellow) and with orange masuyite crusts/microcrystals on black uraninite from the Kamoto mine (TL)!! Very difficult mineral to get in high-quality examples these days. From the noted collection of Eric Quinter (1947-2024), one of the best private collections of uranium minerals in the United States! 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)

Masuyite

Formula: 
Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Uraninite

Formula: 
UO2
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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