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Mt Misobo Mine, Maniema, DR Congo i
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Mt Misobo Mine Mine
Maniema Province
DR Congo Country

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Mt Misobo Mine, Maniema, DR Congo

Anthoinite, etc.

Mt Misobo Mine, Maniema, DR Congo

Anthoinite, etc.

Mt Misobo Mine, Maniema, DR Congo

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

2° 38' 23'' South , 26° 32' 53'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

-2.63994,26.54813

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Aw : Tropical savanna, wet

Mindat Locality ID:

4318

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:4318:5

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

Zaïre

A tungsten mine. "Kalima-Maniema District."

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

ⓘ Anthoinite (TL)

ⓘ Cassiterite

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anthoinite (TL)

Formula: AlWO₃(OH)₃

Type Locality:

References:

Varlamoff, N (1947): Anthoinite, nouveau tungstate hydraté d'alumine. Annales de la Societé géologique de Belgique, 70, B153-B166

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 17

Formula: FeWO₄

References:

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 17

Formula: SiO₂

References:

J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 17

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 17

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

References:

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.

J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 17

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	Ferberite	4.DB.30	FeWO₄
ⓘ	'Wolframite Group'	4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
ⓘ	Anthoinite (TL)	7.GB.35	AlWO₃(OH)₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃
W	ⓘ Ferberite	FeWO₄
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)

African PlateTectonic Plate

Congo Craton
- Kibaran BeltShield

Central AfricaRegion

DR Congo

⭔KivuRegion

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References

Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.1098

Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Ed. (1997) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 3 - Halides, Hydroxides, Oxides. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. p.1-682.pp.17-17

Grey, I. E., Madsen, I. C., Mills, S. J., Hatert, F., Peterson, V. K., Bastow, T. J. (2010) A new type of cubic-stacked layer structure in anthoinite, AlWO3(OH)3. American Mineralogist, 95 (4) 639-645 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3377

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