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


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Fourmarierite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fourmarierite
Formula:Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uranophane26
Becquerelite18
Studtite16
Uraninite16
Rutherfordine10
Vandendriesscheite5
Lepersonnite-(Gd)3
Masuyite2
Richetite2
Soddyite2
Ianthinite2
Schoepite2
Billietite2
Metaschoepite2
Curite1
Wölsendorfite1
Shinkolobweite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fourmarierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (35 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5376:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Buttgenbach, H. (1924) Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 47, C 41-43.
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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