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Shabaite-(Nd) & Françoisite-(Nd)

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Shabaite-(Nd) & Françoisite-(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: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

On a bright yellow bed of sparkling crystalline rare françoisite-(Nd), lie several crystals rosettes of shabaite-(Nd),  an extremely rare mineral find only in  its type locality. The rosettes of tabular crystals with micaceous luster scattered on the sample are well visible with naked eyes. Kamoto is the type locality of both the species. An exceptional sample, the best and richest I have had to date.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)

Françoisite-(Nd)

Formula: 
(Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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