Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Masuyite

Views:
Watches:
AMM1057240

Masuyite

Ex. VANDENBERGHE Collection
Rare Mineral

Share this by email

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

First-class specimen with lots of strong orange-red tabular masuyite crystals. In association with yellow acicular uranophane and minor curite. All minerals are beautiful together. Visual very appealing. In several places at the specimen can be found crystallized masuyite. Richly decorated specimen and rarely offered in this quality.

Type locality specimen. Masuyite is only known from a few localities worldwide.

From the collection of Luc VANDENBERGHE, longtime mindat member and famous Belgian u-mineral collector. Specimen of a very well kept collection.

Short information: This is the last auction before the summer break. Shipping will continue at all times.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Accepted payment methods: PayPal, bank transfer.

Money back guarantee is valid until 14 days after receiving the payment. The refund will be initiated immediately upon receiving the minerals back. Due to the return time, there may be a delay in the refund. 

Item Toolbox