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Hydropyrochlore from
Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo


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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
06836820017271924189266.jpg
Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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Hydropyrochlore

Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hydropyrochlore
Formula:(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydropyrochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:171665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:171665:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Van Wambeke, L. (1965) A study of some niobium-bearing minerals of the Lueshe carbonatite deposit Kivu, Rep. of Congo). Euratom Report 2110, 9-16.
Van Wambeke, L. (1978) Kalipyrochlore, a new mineral of the pyrochlore group. American Mineralogist, 63 (5-6) 528-530
 
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