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Dumontite & Dewindtite

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Dumontite & Dewindtite

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Description
Locality: 
Ste Barbe Vein, Compagnie Minière des Montmins, Échassières, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Dumontite and dewindtite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dumontite

Formula: 
Pb2(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)4·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.EC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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)