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Cuprosklodowskite from
Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cuprosklodowskite, etc.

Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Cuprosklodowskite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Habit:Needles.
Colour:Bright yello-green.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Abundance at site:Common
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Radioactive so handle and store accordingly.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vandenbrandeite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprosklodowskite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89742
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89742:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprosklodowskite
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘKasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Deliens, Piret et Comblain, 1981, Les minéraux secondaires d'uranium du Zaïre.
Vaes, J.P. (1933) Sur un minéral de Kalongwe (Katanga). Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, 56(10), B331-332.
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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