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Uranophane from
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Uranophane

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Comments:Large vugs were found with very thick crystals.
Some specimens are wrongly identified as sklodowskite.
Habit:Needles sometimes grouped in urchins.
Colour:Pale yellow to light amber and brown.
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Radioactive so handle and store accordingly.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kamotoite-(Y)11
Uraninite8
Curite6
Astrocyanite-(Ce)4
Shabaite-(Nd)2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11422:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘKamoto North Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘKalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
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).
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1997) New Minerals 1990-1994. The Mineralogical Record Inc., Tuscon, Arizona. 220pp.
Plášil, Jakub; Steciuk, Gwladys; Škoda, Radek; Philippo, Simon; Guennou, Mael (2026) Extending the mineralogy of U6+ (III.): Pendevilleite-(Y), a new uranyl carbonate mineral from Kamoto-East Open-Cut, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralogical Magazine, 90 (1). 150-163 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10095
 
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