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Oursinite from
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Oursinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite

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Oursinite

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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite

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Oursinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Oursinite, etc.

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Oursinite
Formula:Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Becquerelite3
Sklodowskite1
Rutherfordine1
Heterogenite1
WÃķlsendorfite1
Uranophane1
Uraninite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oursinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22829:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
edit.africamuseum.be (n.d.) http://edit.africamuseum.be/geco_website/pdf/Shinkolobwe.pdf
Deliens, Michel, Piret, Paul (1983) L'oursinite (Co0,86Mg0,10Ni0,04)O.2UO3. 2SiO2.6H2O, nouveau minÃĐral de Shinkolobwe, Shaba, ZaÃŊre. Bulletin de MinÃĐralogie, 106 (3) 305-308 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1983.7710
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).
 
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