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Uraninite from
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Uraninite
Formula:UO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Threadgoldite2 photos of Uraninite associated with Threadgoldite at this locality.
Kobokoboite1 photo of Uraninite associated with Kobokoboite at this locality.
Triangulite1 photo of Uraninite associated with Triangulite at this locality.
Furongite1 photo of Uraninite associated with Furongite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uraninite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:89717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:89717:8
GUID (UUID V4):73d09fca-788d-480c-ba78-5ab397c89a1a
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new mineral from the Kobokobo pegmatite, Democratic Republic of the Congo STUART J. MILLS1,2,*, WILLIAM...(IMA2009–057), from the Kobokobo pegmatite, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kobokoboite forms...properties, Kobokobo pegmatite, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1. Introduction The Kobokobo pegmatite in South...South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaı̈re), was at one time the largest...Province of Central Africa (Pohl, 1994). The pegmatite occupies the anticlinal axis of a recumbent fold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bolivarite has been found in the Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, Republic of Congo (Kinshasa). This amorphous mineral...4--5 H~O. Both known bolivarites from Spain and Congo contain abnormal amounts of U. The bright green...green mineral found in the pegmatite of Kobokobo, Kivu, Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), was determined...determination of this hydrated aluminium phosphate of Kobokobo, the mineral has been completely investigated...study it emerges that the so-called evansite of Kobokobo is in fact a bolivarite. Physical properties
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurring at the Kobokobo pegmatite in the Sud-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo; its structure...hydration–oxidation weathering of primary U minerals, mainly uraninite. They are common constituents of the oxidized...2013). The Kobokobo pegmatite in the Sud-Kivu Province (western Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa) (Safiannikoff...the U-bearing quartz– albite–muscovite pegmatite. This pegmatite is a typelocality for twelve actinide-bearing...have been conducted, structures of many of the Kobokobo type minerals remain unknown. Results of a study
Report (issue)
pegmatites, coating cracks and fissures near altered uraninite; in paleochannels in sandstone Colorado Plateau-type...Plateau-type U–V deposits. Association: Uraninite, autunite, meta-autunite, uranophane, uranophane-beta, becquerelite...Distribution: In the USA, from the Flat Rock and Buchanan pegmatite mines, Mitchell Co., North Carolina; in the Ruggles...five km southeast of Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota; from the DeLongchamps and Red Bluff mines...Province, and at the Kobokobo pegmatite, Lusungu River district, Kivu Province, Congo (Zaire). At Vatovory
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Al4[(UO2)4(PO4)6](OH)2(H2O)19.5, from the Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, was solved for the first...2:3. Key-words: furongite; crystal structure; Kobokobo; aluminium; uranyl phosphate; topology. co rre...end of the 1950's, the Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, was one of the largest...largest beryllium deposits in the world. This pegmatite has produced a huge amount of beryl, columbite, cassiterite...description of the different zones of the Kobokobo pegmatite has been provided by Safiannikoff & van Wambeke
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
](OH)3(H2O)9, from the Kobokobo pegmatite (Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo), was refined from single...crystal structure, aluminium, uranyl phosphate, Kobokobo, formula revision Received: 20 December, 2016;...quartz–albite–muscovite pegmatite of Kobokobo, situated in the region of Kivu in the western Democratic...Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This pegmatite is the type-locality for twelve actinides- and aluminium-bearing...2O) 10, was originally described from the Kobokobo pegmatite by Deliens and Piret (1979), and is associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a new mineral from the Kobokobo pegmatite, Democratic Republic of the Congo. European Journal of Mineralogy...mineral from the Kobokobo pegmatite, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Kobokobo...subtype. An upper branch of the pegmatite contained Th-rich uraninite, fluorapatite, and primary Li-Fe-Mn...interpreted as one of the latest forming minerals in the Kobokobo assemblage, as a result of supergene weathering...the upper branch of the albite-beryl-microcline pegmatite. Kobokoboite occurs as crusts and coatings of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Prince Leopold Mine, Kipushi, Belgian Congo, in a similar mineral assemblage The name is for...lusungite en provenance de la pegmaLite de Kobokobo (Kivu-Congo Belge). Soc. bel'gegeotr,paleontol,,et hydrol...mineral occurs in the phosphate zone of the Kobokobo pegmatite. It is dark brown and is associatedwith goethite...alteration product of a red aiteration product of uraninite (wdlsendorfite?). Wyartite alters much less readily...Katanga, as an alteration product of ore containing uraninite and molybdenite. It is in thin black blades with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Delhayelite Delhayelite, anew silicate from the Belgian Congo. Tn. G. Serrtu.n,,txlK.ttHvronBN. M inu al,og.M...kalsilite-melilite-nephelinite lava, Mt. Shaheru, Belgian Congo (see gotzenite, combeite, kirschsteinite, Am. Mineral...geologist, "a pioneer in the exploration of North Kivu." M,F Angelellite Paur. R,luroun, F. Alrr,rrr.o...de la mineralisation radioactive de Ia pegmatite de Kobokobo et description d'une nouvelle espbce min6rale...occurs in the Kobokobo pegmatite, Kivu, as yellow earthly massesassociated with uraninite, cyrtolite, colombotantalite
Book (edition)
This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr. John Sinkankas for his kind initiative and support...by Strunz (1996). Thanks to the kind permission of Dr. E. Nagele from the E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung...arisen with localities in Congo-Zaire: the country, named Democratic Republic of Congo since 1960, was changed...The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, and Maniema...There is also a country called Republic of Congo or simply Congo (capital Brazzaville). Information about
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ancient workings of turquois were located on the south slopes of the Ali-Mirsa-Kuh mountains near Nishapur...phosphorus handbook. Wiley. New York Moore PB (1982) Pegmatite minerals ofP(V) and B(III). Mineral Assoc Can...brecciated metamorphosed rock phosphate at Moculta, South Australia Optical constants: Not certain; low birefringence...03(30), 1.928(30) Ref: Newberry NG, Essene EJ, Peacor DR (1981) Am Miner 66: 1050-1053 AUuaudite Series (includes...Mode of Occurrence: Occurs in large masses in pegmatite at several mines in the Custer-Pringle area, Custer
Report (volume)
Photomicro~raph of a polished section showing uraninite, U0 2,.. (opaque), ianthinite U .,. 2(U0 2)04(0H)6(H...ianthinite. remnants of which are apparent nearest the uraninite, has partly oxidized to yellow schoepite, a possible...effect of sample preparation. lanthinite and uraninite show an apparent epitaxial relationship, as do...minerals. The paragenetic sequence pictured here, uraninite ⇒ ianthinite ± schoepite ⇒ uranophane, is observed...to kilometer scales, as well as temporally, as uraninite alters through oxidization and dissolution to
Book
England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne 3205 Victoria, Australia Nelson Canada...Vitreous colorless, white. Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa. H= 4.5, Djjj= 2.630, D(.= 2.646, VIIIA 10...orange-brown. Alcatore Creek, Eastern Otago, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. H= 6, Djj4= 3.48, D(,= 3.47...Pearly colorless. Moculta quarry, Angaston (near), South Australia, Australia. H= 2, Djn=?, 0^= 2.15, VHD...AlTh(U02)7(P04)402(0H)5 • I5H2O, E Trie. Transparent yellow. Kobokobo, Kivu, Zaire. H=?, Djjj= 3.9, D(;= 3.98, VHD 21.
Book
composition of the potassic rocks from Roccamonfina (South Italy). Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 47,1980,91-101...1981,85-92. 65. Cortini M. Aeolian island arc (South Tyrrhenian sea) magma heterogeneities in historical...intrusive Basic extrusive Ultrabasic Alkaline Silicic pegmatite Uranium, ppm 1-6 2-7 0,3-2 0,2-4 0,001-0.03 0...more uranium than zircon, apatite and sphene, Uraninite, the most abundant uranium mineral, also occurs...(the shaded area shows the stability field of uraninite (U02)). Dissolved uranium in water is mainly in
Book
Mots inc. Native Gold on Quartz, Paymaster mine, South Porcupine, Ontario / Photo by Brian Boyle. Courtesy...sideros, iron, or of Archeology), (5) an event (uraninite, honoring the 1781 discovery of the planet Uranus)...Consolidated Mines. Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa. Aheylite (Fe2*,Zn) Alg(PO,)4(OH)3®4H,0...discovery locality, at Akatore Creek, eastern Otago, South Island, New Zealand. H.H. Khoo In Read, P.B. & Reay...Adelaide, Australia. Moculta quarry, Angaston, South Australia, Australia. From Gk. allaktein, to change
Book (edition)
Utah; (lower /eft) rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud...England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada...of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M. E., Ingram...Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It also occurs at various localities in Arizona, Idaho, South Dakota,
Report (issue)
Cover: The De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia) MINISTRY...Brabantite was first described from the Van der Made pegmatite on the farm Brabant 86, west of Etiro in the Kari...grey-brown masses with thorite, brockite and uraninite within the muscovite zone. Brabantite is isostructural...Silesia, Poland (Kucha, 1979); Olympic Dam prospect, South Australia (Mumme et al., 1988); West Caradon mine...mine, Cornwall (Lawrence , 1990); Iron Monarch, South Australia (Pring et al., 1990) and Alaska mine, Zimbabwe
Book (edition)
England Thomas Nelson Australia 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205, Australia Nelson Canada...of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. SELECTED REFERENCES: Thompson, M. E., Ingram...Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It also occurs at various localities in Arizona, Idaho, South Dakota,...California, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey
Book
magmatic or hydrothermal origins of elbaite in the pegmatite cavities; the mctamorphic or hydrothermal origins...information. This book is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jaroslav "venek, who was of extraordinary influence...Mountains, Russia; from the Onvcrwacht mine, Bushveld, South Africa and Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Fine smaller...Canada. Fine specimens occurred in a Li-bearing pegmatite near Varutrask, Sweden. Stibarsen, 58 mm. Allin...minerals; also in pegmatites. As veinlcts in a pegmatite in Varutrask, Sweden. Cleavablc plates, up to
Book (edition)
Pennsylvania, and from the Kobokobo quarry, near Kamituga, Dern. Rep. of Congo. EJM 23, 269-277, 2011. ...5.1(6) - 2.65(6) - 2.44(5). At Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. IMA 2010-029. Aleksandrovite KLi3CaSn...late-stage hydrothermal mineral in a syenite pegmatite at Tvedalen, Langesundsfjord, Vestfold, Norway...Intergrown in thaleniteM crystals from the NYF-pegmatite at Askagen quarry, Viirmland, Sweden, in tiny...and on mine dumps of the Lloyd mine, Burraga, New South Wales, Australia. AM 91, 261-269, 2006. Alum-K renamed
Book
(Canada); Markku Lehtinen (Finland); Bob Smith (South Africa); and Jay Zaveri (India) gave help. Marcelle...marvelous green-fluorescing variety of fluorite, is a pegmatite at Amelia Courthouse, Virginia. In the vicinity...which fluoresces white or red. Middle States, South Excellent small crystals of the rare mineral leadhillite...green-fluorescing willemite from the Tres Hermanas Mountains south of Deming. Willemite fluorescing green and calcite...the Ambrosia Lake uranium district near Grants. South of Bingham are mines that contain fluorite, which
Book
(Canada); Markku Lehtinen (Finland); Bob Smith (South Africa); and Jay Zaveri (India) gave help. Marcelle...green-fluorescing vari- ety of fluorite, is a pegmatite at Amelia Courthouse, Virginia. In the vicinity...which fluoresces white or red. Middle States, South Excellent small crystals of the rare mineral leadhillite...green-fluorescing willemite from the Tres Hermanas Mountains south of Deming. Willemite fluorescing green and calcite...the Ambrosia Lake uranium district near Grants. South of Bingham are mines that contain fluorite, which
Book (edition)
Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C. Alan Pring: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA, Australia. Gunnar...10. India 11. South east Asia 12. Middle East 13. African Countries, from north to south 14. Oceania 15...15. Australia 16. Antarctica 17. South America The localities section includes a description of the...Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Isand South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia...Yukon States, Australia New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria
Book (edition)
Mineralogy, Museum of Geology South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City, South Dakota GEORGE ROBERT...of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...Cave Hills and Slim Buttes areas, Harding County, South Dakota. BEST REF. IN ENGLISH: Thompson, M. E., Ingram...(ferroactinolite), Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming (nephrite), South Dakota , Minnesota, Pennsylvania (byssolite), Vermont...Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico; at Tsumeb , South West Africa; and at Laurium , Greece. Other occurrences
Book (volume)
yegorovite Na4[Si2O4(OH)2]2·7H2O from the Palitra pegmatite, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula hydrated proton)...Locality: Ampanodiana North pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa Commune... Locality: Ministerskaya Yama Pit, Sarapulka pegmatite field (near Sarapulka village), Murzinka district...Be2(BO3)(OH,F) Locality: Fantaziya (Fantasy) pegmatite, Kukurt river, Eastern Pamir, Tajikistan. Description:... Hambergite Be2(BO3)(OH) Locality: Malkhan pegmatite field, Chita region, Transbaikal area, Eastern
 
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