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Carnotite from
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Carnotite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Habit:Tablets and in scales-like crystals.
Colour:Yellow to orange.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Radioactive so handle and store accordingly.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Dolomite
Metatyuyamunite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla12
Malachite6
Metatyuyamunite5
Heterogenite3
Quartz3
Goethite1
Breccia1
Baryte1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carnotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20268:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
[1]Deliens, M., Piret, P., Van Der Meersche, E. (1990) Les minéraux secondaires d'uranium du Zaire, Complément 2. 39 pages.pp.35-38
Lhoest, Joseph J., Gauthier, Gilbert, King, Vandall T. (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Zaire, in January - February 1991. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1). 13-28
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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