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Schuilingite-(Nd)

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Schuilingite-(Nd)

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Description
Locality: 
Kasompi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Lot of nice bright-blue schuilingite-(Nd) crystals scattered on the matrix. This extremely rare minerals it has been found  only in three locations in the world, this specimen comes from its type locality.

Excellent and rich specimen!

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schuilingite-(Nd)

Formula: 
PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH)·1.5H2O
Strunz: 
5.DB.20
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Kasompi Mine (Menda Mine; Kasompi Hill), Swambo, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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