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Urancalcarite & Masuyite

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Urancalcarite & Masuyite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Small grains of yellow urancalcarite, orange masuyite, and black uraninite in a gelcap.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Urancalcarite

Formula: 
Ca(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.EA.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, 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)

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