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Masuyite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Masuyite
Formula:Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
Comments:The specie is reported in the Mineralogical Record of 2018 but with the mention that it need to be confirmed. In an earlier tome of the Mineralogical record of 1989 it is mentionned but without reference. Deliens observed that masuyite always sit on massive uraninite and he did not mention it in his 1990 works 1 and 2. Uraninite is not known at Musonoi. Paul De Bondt.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metatorbernite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Masuyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1225260
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1225260:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Masuyite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304
 
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