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Françoisite-(Nd)

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Françoisite-(Nd)

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Description
Locality: 
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm
Description

Yellow francoisite nd

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)