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Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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Beryl and columbite pegmatite of which a zone is mineralized in uranium.





 Map Reference: 3°5'S , 27°8'E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Althupite (TL)
    AlTh(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    7
    		[O
     
    2
    		|(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 15H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Habit: Tiny tabular crystals.
    Reference: [Bull.Mineral.(1987) 110, 65-72]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Luc Vandenberghe
  		•  Amblygonite
    LiAl[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Benauite
    SrFe
    3+
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(HPO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)|(PO
     
    4
    		,SO
     
    4
    		)]
    Reference: []
  		•  Bermanite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    4
    		[Mn
    3+
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: []
  		•  Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: []
  		•  Dumontite
    Pb
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Eylettersite (TL)
    (Th,Pb)Al
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		,SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] ?
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull. Soc. fr. Minéral. (1972) 95, 98–105; HB4 (2000)]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Luc Vandenberghe
  		•  Furongite
    Al
     
    13
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    7
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    13
    		(OH)
     
    14
    		 · 58H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  IMA2009-057 (TL)
    Al
     
    6
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [CNMNC October 2009 new minerals]
  		•  Kamitugaite (TL)
    AlPb(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    9
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		,AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1984) 107, 15-19]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © 2008, JGW
  		•  Kivuite
    H
     
    2
    		Th(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[O|OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O (?)
    Reference: [Min. Mag. 33 (1962), 261]
  		•  Meta-autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		· 6-8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Metavanmeersscheite (TL)
    U
    4+
     
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Piret, P. & Deliens, M. (1982): Vanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6.4H2O and meta-vanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6.2H2O, new minerals. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 125-128 (in French). American Mineralogist, volume 67, pp. 1077(1982)]
  		•  Montebrasite
    LiAl[(OH,F)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Moreauite (TL)
    Al
     
    3
    		UO
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·13H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1985) 108, 9-13]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Luc Vandenberghe
  		•  Mundite (TL)
    Al(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 5.5H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1981) 104, 669-671]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © 2008, JGW
  		•  Phosphuranylite
    (H
     
    3
    		O)
     
    3
    		KCa(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    7
    		[O|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Phuralumite (TL)
    Al
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 13H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Habit: Prismatic crystals.
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1979) 102, 333-337]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Stephan Wolfsried
  		•  Plumbomicrolite
    (Pb,Ca,U)
     
    2-x
    		(Ta,Nb,Sn)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,[])
    Reference: [BM 84 (1961), 382; HB3 (1997)]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Ranunculite (TL)
    HAlUO
     
    2
    		PO
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    3
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1979) 43, 321-323; MinRec 11:112]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Stephan Wolfsried
  		•  Rutherfordine
    (UO
     
    2
    		)[CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Saléeite
    Mg(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·10H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Studtite
    [(UO
     
    2
    		)(O
     
    2
    		)(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2
    		]·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Threadgoldite (TL)
    Al(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[OH|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Habit: Micaceous crust
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1979) 102, 338-341]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Paul Schumacher
  		•  Triangulite (TL)
    Al
     
    3
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    4
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    5
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1982) 105, 611-614]
    Site Photo
    Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Luc Vandenberghe
  		•  Upalite (TL)
    Al(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		O(OH)·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1979) 102, 333-337]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Vanmeersscheite (TL)
    U
    4+
     
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Piret, P. & Deliens, M. (1982): Vanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6.4H2O and meta-vanmeersscheite U(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6.2H2O, new minerals. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 105, 125-128 (in French).]
  		•  Wakefieldite-(Ce) (TL)
    CeVO
     
    4
    Type Locality: Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River District, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Bull.Minéral.(1986) 109, 305]


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