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Billietite from
KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite, etc.

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite, etc.

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite, etc.

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Billietite

KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Billietite
Formula:Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Habit:Pseudohexagonal crystals.
Colour:Amber yellow.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Radioactive so handle and store accordingly.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Roubaultite4
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Billietite data
Locality Data:Click here to view KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558174
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558174:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Billietite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard 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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