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Metatyuyamunite from
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Metatyuyamunite | |
| Formula: | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O | |
| Comments: | Mashamba West mine used to produce the best metatyuyamunite crystals. | |
| Habit: | Orthorhombic, showing platy and by a bevel-ended crystals. | |
| Colour: | Bright yellow to orange. | |
| 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: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Malachite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Malachite | 49 | |
| Chrysocolla | 6 | |
| Baryte | 5 | |
| Carnotite | 5 | |
| Quartz | 4 | |
| Heterogenite | 3 | |
| Uranophane | 2 | |
| Vésigniéite | 1 | |
| Calcite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Metatyuyamunite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (52 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20278 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20278:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Metatyuyamunite | ||
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| References | ||
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo