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Astrocyanite-(Ce) from
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Astrocyanite-(Ce) | |
| Formula: | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O | |
| Comments: | Occurs as delicate millimetric rosettes or tablets, platy {001}, translucent to opaque with an earthy luster, also as isolated, vitreous, tabular blue crystals. The mineral is an oxidation product of uraninite. | |
| Colour: | Pale blue, bright blue, and blue-green. | |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | Radioactive so handle and store accordingly. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Kamotoite-(Y) Schuilingite-(Nd) Uraninite Uranophane | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Kamotoite-(Y) | 15 | |
| Uranophane | 4 | |
| Shabaite-(Nd) | 4 | |
| Uraninite | 3 | |
| Pendevilleite-(Y) | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Astrocyanite-(Ce) data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (15 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1272 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1272:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
PlÃĄÅĄil, Jakub; Steciuk, Gwladys; Å koda, Radek; Philippo, Simon; Guennou, Mael (2026) Extending the mineralogy of U6+ (III.): Pendevilleite-(Y), a new uranyl carbonate mineral from Kamoto-East Open-Cut, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralogical Magazine, 90 (1). 150-163 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10095 | ||
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo