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


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Billietite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Billietite
Formula:Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vandenbrandeite6
Malachite6
Rutherfordine5
Cuprosklodowskite5
Torbernite3
Kasolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Billietite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:402748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:402748:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Billietite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘKOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 56
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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