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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Wölsendorfite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Wölsendorfite
Formula:	Pb₇(UO₂)₁₄O₁₉(OH)₄ · 12H₂O
Quality for species:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uranophane	20
Rutherfordine	18
Uraninite	14
Becquerelite	9
Studtite	3
Billietite	3
Curite	2
Wyartite	1
Fourmarierite	1
Masuyite	1
Richetite	1
Dewindtite	1
Metatorbernite	1
Oursinite	1
Metastudtite	1
Spriggite	1
Sklodowskite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Wölsendorfite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	11873
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:11873:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
References
304 [287]. Protas, J. (1957) La wölsendorfite, nouvelle espèce uranifère. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences: 244: 2942-2944. *Fleischer, M. (1957) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 42 (11-12). 919-921* p.919 Toussaint, J. (1961) Sur la structure de la wölsendorfite de Shinkolobwe. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 84, 365-373. *Gauthier, Gilbert, François, Armand, Deliens, Michel, Piret, P. (1989) Famous Mineral Localities: The Uranium Deposits of the Shaba Region, Zaire. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (4) Tucson. 265-304* Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).

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Wölsendorfite from Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo