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Demesmaekerite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Demesmaekerite
Formula:Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Colour:olive green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite30
Derriksite13
Guilleminite12
Chalcomenite11
Digenite8
Kasolite6
Marthozite2
Hematite2
Vandenbrandeite2
Brochantite1
Quartz1
Metatorbernite1
Trogtalite1
Baryte1
Cobaltomenite1
Wulfenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Demesmaekerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (65 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4414
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4414:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cesbron, Fabien; Bachet, Bernard; Oosterbosch, Robert (1965) La demesmaekerite, sélénite hydraté d'uranium, cuivre et plomb. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 88 (3). 422-425 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1965.5874
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).
Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304
 
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