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Shabaite-(Nd)

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Shabaite-(Nd)

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Small sample with tabular crystals of shabaite-(Nd) with micaceous luster, flattened on the sample. Shabaite-(Nd) is an extremely rare mineral find only in its type locality. 

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Mineral Data
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Shabaite-(Nd)

Formula: 
Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.EE.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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