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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Soddyite
Formula:(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Curiteⓘ30 photos of Soddyite associated with Curite at this locality.
Cuprosklodowskiteⓘ11 photos of Soddyite associated with Cuprosklodowskite at this locality.
Metatorberniteⓘ9 photos of Soddyite associated with Metatorbernite at this locality.
Malachiteⓘ8 photos of Soddyite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Rutherfordineⓘ7 photos of Soddyite associated with Rutherfordine at this locality.
Uranophaneⓘ6 photos of Soddyite associated with Uranophane at this locality.
Heterogeniteⓘ5 photos of Soddyite associated with Heterogenite at this locality.
Gauthieriteⓘ5 photos of Soddyite associated with Gauthierite at this locality.
Vandenbrandeiteⓘ5 photos of Soddyite associated with Vandenbrandeite at this locality.
Torberniteⓘ4 photos of Soddyite associated with Torbernite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Soddyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (32 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10276:0
GUID (UUID V4):47d30d31-7970-45c0-8f26-08b69d53985c
Nearest other occurrences of Soddyite
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
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Book
MINERAUX D'URANIUM I t DU HA UT KATANGA iI ‱! "LES AMIS DU MUSEE ROYAL DU CONGO BELGE", TERVUREN (Belgique)...Notices par C. GUILLEMIN "LES AMIS DU MUSEE ROYAL DU CONGO BELGE", TERVUREN (Belg ique) QUELQUES REMARQUES...SECONDAIRES D'URANIUM DU HAUT KATANGA par J. F. V AE S E differents points du Haut Katanga ont ete rencontres...mineraux d'uraoium mais c'est le gisement de Shinkolobwe (anciennement denomme Kasolo) qui en a livre...consignees ci-dessous. Le mineral primaire d'uranium au Katanga est l'uraninite. Nulle part dans cette region on
Journal (issue)
mm, with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection,...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...mineralized areas. Locality names such as Musonoi and Shinkolobwe are today famous fo r some o f the finest and...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper, cadmium...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960
Book
INTRODUCTION TO ROBERT LAUF, PH.D. ._._...OUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Robert Laut holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering...information contact the publisher: Copyright © 2008 by Dr. Robert Laut, Ph.D. Library of Congress Control Number:...............................................36 Congo .. ................. .............................minerals is broad and deep; it covers a lot of territory and many years of scientific studies as well as...uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Shinkolobwe mine, Kambove District, Katanga (Shaba), the Democratic Republic of the Congo [15]....from several localities worldwide. However, Shinkolobwe remains its only locality, from where it has...to different chemical elements. For instance, soddyite, (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2 should be considered as UUSiOOOOOOOOOOHHHH...number of atoms in the ith equivalence class. For ­soddyite, (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2, q1{U} = 2, q2{Si} = 1, q3{O}...Ca2+-containing uranyl carbonates hydrates described from Shinkolobwe. While sharpite was discovered in the first half
Journal (issue)
The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's specialties
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reconnue clue dans les gisements de Kalongwe et de Shinkolobwe. Les uranates constituent ]es premieres transformations...uranium occurrences of Southern Shaba (formerly Katanga) are subdivided into four groups: - Oxides and...uranophlme, cuprosklodowskite, sklodowskite and soddyite are by far the most common species representing... have been encountered only at Kalongwe and Shinkolobwe. Uranates constitute the first products of the...Uraninite U O s - Mineral c o m m u n ~ Lukuni, Shinkolobwe, ainsi que d a n s certains gisements c u p r
Report (issue)
9238(9) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shaba Province, Congo. 7.50 (10), 3.22 (9), 3.75 (8), 3.56 (8), 2.58 (7)...06 Total 99.51 [100.0] 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo. (2) Congo; by electron microprobe, average of...pegmatites. Association: Uraninite, schoepite, soddyite, curite, fourmarierite, dewindtite, ianthinite...masuyite, kasolite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); johannite, uranopilite, zippeite (Happy Jack mine, Utah, USA). Distribution:...Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Schlema-Harlenstein
Book (volume)
., ..J ATLAS DU KATANGA PUBLIE PAR LE ,,, COMITE SPECIAL nu KATANGA / d 'apïżœĂš5 les tr>avaux ·de...remonte Ă  l'Ăąge triasique. rhĂ©tien. ATLAS nu KATANGA FASCICULE 2 TABLE DES MATIÈRES GÉNÉRALITÉS...LXXXIII LXXXVII Introduction . La gĂ©ologie du Katanga MĂ©ridional Carte d'ensemble des Feuilles « I...Tenke » Carte gĂ©ologique du Katanga MĂ©ridional LXXXV LXXXIX FEUILLE KAMBOVE Texte. Planches, plans et...de mine Planche gĂ©odĂ©sique. Planche des minĂ©raux Plan et coupe schĂ©matique de la mine de Kambove Planche
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net NOVEMBER–DECEMBER 2022 Articles The Laohuan mine, Goncheng, Zhuang, Guangxi, China.................Type Mineralogy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...................................................yellow pyromoprhite crystals, 9 cm, from the Laohuan mine, Gongcheng County, Guangxi, China. Federico Pezzotta... Hickox, Jr. Wally Mann Keith and Diane Brownlee Dr. Nikolas Golosow William B. (Bill) Wray Herb & Monika...w w.FineMineral.com Copper Pearl Handle Pit Ray Mine, Arizona 13 cm Copper has been an essential metal
Book
. ... .. ... .. .. ................ .. .... . Congo ..................................................equipment, 1nineralogical studies ofuranium thankful that Dr. Lauf has been able to ded icate a huge and thorium...che1nical con1plexity, physical beauty as captured in Dr. oxyanions to form di verse structures and compositions...vast and deep; it PHOTO CREDITS covers a lot of territory (and languages) and many years of Maps were prepared...vvastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in this manner were Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territory, Canada; Joachimsthal, Czechoslovakia; and, probably...probably the most famous locality, Katanga district (Shaba Province), Zaire. Most of the uraninite-bearing...generation of formation than the pitchblende. The Shinkolobwe deposit in Zaire produced a few very large, to...Minerals Figure 3: Becquerelite and rutherfordine, Shinkolobwe, Zaire. Photo by Lou Perloff. bismuth, and...Czechoslovakia; Great Bear L a k e in Canada; the Shinkolobwe deposit in Zaire; and the deposits at Cornwall
Report (issue)
6.610(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shaba Province, Congo. 8.42 (10), 4.19 (8), 3.27 (7), 3.52 (6), 3.00 (6)...100.00 Chemistry: 69.54 4.90 10.95 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo. (2) (H3 O) 2 Mg(UO2 )2 (SiO 4) 2 ÂČ 2H2 O:...secondary uranium minerals. Association: Kasolite, soddyite, torbernite, uranophane, uranophane-beta, nov¶ac·ekite...metazeunerite, curite. Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the... Utah; in the New Haven mine, Crook Co., Wyoming; and in the Ross-Adams mine, Bokan Mountain, Prince
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to different chemical elements. For instance, soddyite, (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2 should be considered as UUSiOOOOOOOOOOHHHH...number of atoms in the ith equivalence class. For soddyite, (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2, q1{U} = 2, q2{Si} = q4{H}...on ïŹne prismatic needle-like studtite. Shinkolobwe mine, Congo, Africa. Field of view (FOV) 2 mm (photo...crystals of soddyite with longprismatic crystals of rutherfordine. Shinkolobwe mine, Congo, Africa. FOV...agrinierite with pale yellow compreignacite. Margnac mine, Compreignac, France. FOV 2.5 mm (photo P. Ć kĂĄcha)
Journal (issue)
tranche unidescenda11te sous dalle de béton à la mine de Margnac (Haute-Vienne) - Photo: COGEMA (GST)... Auj ourd ' hui , il ne reste plu qu' une seule mine d' ura nium en acti vité, à Jouac dans le nord du...Victo r Lassall e décou vre la chalcolite dans la mine du CrÎt Blanc prÚs de Gru ry (SaÎne-etLoire). En...(Haute-Vienne). Pendant ce temps, la mine de radium de Shinkolobwe (Katanga) est réouverte pour l'uranium en...1956 et mis en exploitation en 1958. Au Niger, la mine d'Arlit est exploitée à partir de 1968. Des prospections
Report (issue)
850(3) α = 92.16(4)◩ X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 5.55 (10), 7.74 (9), 6.88 (8), 3.448 (8)...2 (2) 71.79 7.36 13.31 7.54 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, H2 O determined...Vandenbrandeite, soddyite, becquerelite, cuprosklodowskite, uranophane, heterogenite, uraninite (Shinkolobwe, Congo)...Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, near Kolwezi, at the Musonoi mine, and in the Kamoto mine, Katanga Province, Congo...Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the Komsomol ore field, eastern Siberia, Russia. Name: Honors Marcel
Report (issue)
708(6)° Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 3.192 (100), 3.566...9.00 80.74 8.35 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa; average of 9 electron...gangue minerals. Association: Uraninite, quartz, soddyite, a metazeunerite-metatorbernite series mineral...Distribution: Found at the Shinkolobwe Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Name: Honors Gilbert...Belgian geologist, mineralogist and connoisseur of Katanga minerals. He found the mineral and provided it
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
November 2014 Musonoi, Democratic Republic of Congo T he current emphasis on nonpetroleum energy resources...specimen selected comes from the famous Musonoi mine, a locality that produces the world’s finest examples...sklodowskite. Some analyses show traces of Pb, Fe, and Ca. Dr. Rob Bowell, a consultant geochemist in the mining...minerals formed in the oxide zone of mineral deposits. Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...3 mines, Elk Ridge district; and the Happy Jack mine. Cuprosklodowskite is apparently widespread throughout
Report (issue)
= 7.1563(5) Z = 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 7.53 (10), 3.77 (9), 3.17 (8), 2.03 (6)...9.58 99.67 100.48 100.00 (1-2) Shaba Province, Congo. (3) Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O. Occurrence: An uncommon...studtite, soddyite. Distribution: From Shinkolobwe and in the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, Katanga Province...Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the La Crouzille mine, and the Margnac mine, Compreignac, HauteVienne...Thorpe, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania, and in the Delta mine, Emery Co., Utah, USA. Name: Honors ValÚre Louis
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Shinkolobwe (originally Kasolo) mine, the Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The...contributed to the knowledge of uranium minerals from Congo. The first reliable X-ray studies were undertaken...originates from the Shinkolobwe mine, the Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The specimen...reddish-orange needle-like curite and bipyramidal soddyite. It should be noted that we found no evidence...to blocky schoepite crystals grown on greenish soddyite. A specimen of the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Report (volume)
-----------------------------------------------------22.. Soddyite. A. Form: p{111}. B. Forms: p{l11}, c{001} ____...(U0 3 ) from pitchblende from the Georg Wagsfort mine at J ohanngeorgenstadt in the Erzgebirge of Saxony...of the rich uranium ores of the Katanga district in the Belgian Congo. The uraninite ores of Great Bear...the mineralogically diverse ores of the Belgian Congo the list of known species was doubled largely through...urani urn minerals first discovered in the Belgian Congo. The work of the American mineralogist C. Palache
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Of the 322 entries*, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) comes out on top with 88; Namibia...indebted to Dr.Joseph Mandarino of Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Werner Krause of Hiirth, Germany, who supplied dates...briartite shares with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia, and both djerfisherite and niningerite...Localities (1) Kanemite: Kanem region, Lake Chad. CONGO(3) People (2) Fornacite: Lucien Louis Fourneau (18671930)...(18671930), colonial governor, French Congo. Plunchkite: Mr. PlanchC, French explorer. Localities (1)
Report (issue)
8.390(13) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: “Katanga” district, Congo. 6.28 (10), 3.97 (9), 3.14 (8), 2.55 (6)...43 21.84 3.53 Total [99.22] 100.17 100.00 (1) Congo; average of three analyses, original total given...Fourmarierite, vandendriesscheite, schoepite, soddyite, kasolite, dewindtite, torbernite, rutherfordine... sklodowskite. Distribution: At Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From La...Wölsendorf, Bavaria, Germany. In the El Dorado mine, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories; from the
Report (issue)
78(2) c = 4.21(1) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 5.22 (100), 3.538 (80), 4.38 (50), 3.79...∌10. Total (2) 89.34 10.66 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, H2 O by TGA, considered...uranium deposit. Association: Uraninite, uranophane, soddyite, uranopilite, fourmarierite, wölsendorfite, rutherfordine...kasolite. Distribution: Name: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). As a dehydration...Metastudtite, UO4 ‱ 2H2 O, a new mineral from Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaire. Amer. Mineral., 68, 456–458. (2)
Report (issue)
731(4) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shaba Province, Congo. 7.35 (100), 3.66 (50), 3.24 (9), 2.446 (9), 2.571...(2) 87.59 12.41 Total 100.00 (1) Shaba Province, Congo; UO3 average of four partial determinations, H2...fourmarierite, ianthinite, curite, soddyite, rutherfordine, uranophane (Shinkolobwe, Congo); paraschoepite, arsenuranylite...Uzbekistan). Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the...Sullivan Co., and in the Ruggles mine, Grafton, and the Palermo mine, near North Groton, Grafton Co.,
Report (issue)
55(2) c = 7.050(6) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 8.73 (100), 2.853 (90), 7.20 (70), 4.141...[12.80] Total [100.00] Chemistry: (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, average of seven...dolostone containing uraninite. Association: curite. Soddyite, kasolite, schoepite, sklodowskite, torbernite...bijvoetite, Distribution: Name: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the...2UO 3 ÂČ 2SiO 2 ÂČ 6H2 O; nouveau min¶eral de Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaijre. Bull. Min¶eral., 106, 305{308
 
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