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


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Uranophane

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uraninite38
Studtite27
Fourmarierite26
Becquerelite24
Rutherfordine24
Billietite22
Wölsendorfite20
Masuyite19
Curite17
Vandendriesscheite14
Metatorbernite7
Wulfenite6
Soddyite6
Kasolite5
Sayrite4
Metastudtite4
Malachite4
Wyartite3
Schoepite2
Lepersonnite-(Gd)2
Comblainite1
Richetite1
Sklodowskite1
Monazite-(Ce)1
Torbernite1
Oursinite1
Quartz1
Parsonsite1
Dumontite1
Renardite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130806:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘLuishia Mine, 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).
 
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