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


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Uraninite, etc.

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
00237860017369935143275.jpg
Uraninite, etc.

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uraninite, etc.

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Comments:Deep zones of the deposit.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite3
Cuprosklodowskite2
Sklodowskite2
Libethenite1
Guilleminite1
Schoepite1
Torbernite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20312
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20312:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘKOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘKalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Bull. Soc. Franç. Minér. Crist., 1964, LXXXVII, pp. 613-617.
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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