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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Habit:Needles.
Colour:Yellow.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:		Radioactive so handle and store accordingly.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Soddyite2
Metatorbernite1
Becquerelite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uranophane data
Locality Data:Click here to view KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:919201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:919201:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uranophane
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKamoto North Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
39.8km (24.8 miles) ⓘKalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Deliens, Michel (1992) Occurrence de roubaultite à Kamoto (Shaba, Zaïre). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Sciences de la Terre, 58, 295-296.
 
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