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Asbolane from
Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Asbolane

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Asbolane

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Asbolane

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Asbolane
Formula:(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Comments:Sooty black botryoidal masses.
The specimen shown in my gallery was tested at the KMMA with an XRF device.
Will post the results when I received them from the institution.
Habit:Botryoidal masses.
Colour:Sooty black.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Asbolane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1765112
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1765112:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Asbolane
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Paul De Bondt collection.Identification: XRF
 
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