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


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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Marthozite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Marthozite
Formula:Cu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Colour:olive green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite17
Guilleminite13
Digenite11
Demesmaekerite2
Derriksite2
Quartz1
Brochantite1
Chrysocolla1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marthozite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (63 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20298:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cesbron, Fabien, Oosterbosch, Robert, Pierrot, Roland (1969) Une nouvelle espÃĻce minÃĐrale : la marthozite. Uranyl-sÃĐlÃĐnite de cuivre hydratÃĐ. Bulletin de MinÃĐralogie, 92 (3) 278-283 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1969.6357
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (ZaÃŊre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-GÃĐrard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
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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