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Dewindtite & Becquerelite

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Dewindtite & Becquerelite

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.7 × 0.3 cm
Description

Dewindtite with becquerelite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dewindtite

Formula: 
H2Pb3(UO2)2(PO4)4O4·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Becquerelite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)