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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types
Musonoi MineOpen-Cast Mine (Inactive)
KolweziCity
MutshatshaTerritory
LualabaProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 42' 48'' South , 25° 26' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Age:
~4600 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kolwezi418,000 (2016)2.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
4322
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4322:2
GUID (UUID V4):
05f19a92-5c50-447a-8229-4715511f3d8e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Musonoi Extension Mine; remblay 269; dump 500
Other Languages:
French:
mine Musonoi, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha , Lwalaba, République démocratique du Congo
German:
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Demokratische Republik Kongo
Cebuano:
Musonoi, Kolwezi , Mutshatsha , Lualaba , Republikang Demokratiko sa Congo
Swedish:
Musonoi, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, Kongo-Kinshasa


Cu-Co-U deposit.

Known for its rare assemblage of uranyl selenites, as well as palladium minerals.

The workings consist of several open cuts, the oldest of which, Musonoi Principal, was started during the 1940s.

A second cut (Musonoi extension) was begun during the 1950s, and a third cut (Musonoi extension 2) during the 1970s.

The pits, eventually combined, are now connected to the Kamoto group of mines.

Located 2 km NW of Kolwezi.

Dolomitic inferior formation of the Roan system, Katanga group (Precambrian IV), deeply affected by folds and thrust nappes.

Two orebodies (about 10 meters) are known, uranium mineralization is located in the faulted inferior orebody.

There used to be a dump, especially for uranium minerals, named "remblay 269" (in some other publications referred to as "dump 500") where uranium minerals from other localities were dumped. It was here that the minerals from Kamoto East were recovered, as well as the sklodowskite from Kamoto. As this dump served various mines, some minerals were erroneously reported as coming from Musonoi. The dump was sent to the Kolwezi concentrator in 1992-1993 for processing.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


84 valid minerals. 7 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 4 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Asbolane
Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Athabascaite
Formula: Cu5Se4
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Becquerelite
Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Description: When Eddy Vander Meersche asked me for some minerals to photograph for the article in the Mineralogical Record, I joined some Shinkolobwe specimens to photograph. Eddy thought ALL the specimens were from Musonoi. My fault, sorry. Paul De Bondt.
Berzelianite
Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Billietite
Formula: Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Borzęckiite
Formula: Pb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3
Carrollite
Formula: CuCo2S4
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcomenite
Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O
Colour: bright blue
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Clinochalcomenite'
Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O
Cobaltomenite
Formula: CoSeO3 · 2H2O
Colour: dark red
Description: Found on the 2,400 level of the Musonoi-Extension mine.
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cornetite
Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Description: Seleniocovellite : Se up to 22%.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprosklodowskite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Curite
Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Demesmaekerite (TL)
Formula: Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
Colour: olive green
Derriksite (TL)
Formula: Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Type Locality:
Colour: olive green
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Description: Seleniodigenite : Cu7.05 S2.56 Se1.44 Se up to 18%, Se/S+Se up to 0.36 Deep parts of the superficial oxidation zone : metasomatic lenses of digenite, associated with malachite, chalcomenite, kasolite, cuprosklodowskite, wulfenite, etc. Secondary S-Se concentration, or primary sulfide mineralization associated with uraninite.
References:
Dioptase
Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
Formula: (Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Dumontite ?
Formula: Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Description: Only one specimen recorded and the mineral sit on massive uraninite, which was not found at Musonoi. Paul.
Fourmarierite
Formula: Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Francevillite
Formula: Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
Geerite ?
Formula: Cu8S5
Gold
Formula: Au
Guilleminite (TL)
Formula: Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
Type Locality:
Colour: canary yellow
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Heterogenite
Formula: Co3+O(OH)
Hollingworthite ?
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Jagüéite
Formula: Cu2Pd3Se4
Kamotoite-(Y) ?
Formula: Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
Description: Only one specimen recorded and the mineral sit on massive uraninite, which was not found at Musonoi. Paul.
Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Habit: Sender terminated crystals.
Description: Also as pseudomorphs after demesmaekerite (Deliens, 1996).
Kolwezite (TL)
Formula: CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Type Locality:
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Often cobalt-bearing.
Marthozite (TL)
Formula: Cu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Type Locality:
Colour: olive green
Masuyite ?
Formula: Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
Description: The specie is reported in the Mineralogical Record of 2018 but with the mention that it need to be confirmed. In an earlier tome of the Mineralogical record of 1989 it is mentionned but without reference. Deliens observed that masuyite always sit on massive uraninite and he did not mention it in his 1990 works 1 and 2. Uraninite is not known at Musonoi. Paul De Bondt.
Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metatyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Description: The mineral is found at the Mashamba West mine and was erronerously reported as coming from Musonoi.
Mixite
Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Description: The only reported specimen is in the RMMA in Tervuren.
Oosterboschite (TL)
Formula: (Pd,Cu)7Se5
Type Locality:
References:
Oursinite
Formula: Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Palladinite
Formula: PdO
Palladium
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
Palladseite
Formula: Pd17Se15
Piretite
Formula: Ca(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
References:
Desor, J. (12/2023) SEM-EDS & XRD confirmedIdentified by Joy Desor: XRD, SEM-EDS
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Pseudojohannite
Formula: Cu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Roubaultite
Formula: Cu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Rutherfordine
Formula: (UO2)CO3
Saléeite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Schoepite
Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Description: Also as pseudomorphs after rutherfordine (Deliens, 1996).
Sengierite
Formula: Cu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sklodowskite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Soddyite
Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Spherocobaltite
Formula: CoCO3
Spionkopite
Formula: Cu39S28
Studtite
Formula: [(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Trogtalite
Formula: CoSe2
Description: Cu-Pd rich trogtalite.
References:
Tyrrellite
Formula: Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Tyuyamunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Description: The mineral is found at the Mashamba West mine and was erronerously reported as coming from Musonoi.
Uraninite ?
Formula: UO2
Description: Deep zones of the deposit.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uranosphaerite
Formula: Bi(UO2)O2(OH)
Vandenbrandeite
Formula: Cu(UO2)(OH)4
Vauquelinite
Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Verbeekite (TL)
Formula: PdSe2
Type Locality:
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Yarrowite
Formula: Cu9S8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Palladium1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Geerite ?2.BA.05Cu8S5
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Berzelianite2.BA.20Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Athabascaite2.BA.25Cu5Se4
Palladseite2.BC.05Pd17Se15
Oosterboschite (TL)2.BC.10(Pd,Cu)7Se5
Jagüéite2.BC.15Cu2Pd3Se4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Spionkopite2.CA.05cCu39S28
Yarrowite2.CA.05dCu9S8
Carrollite2.DA.05CuCo2S4
Tyrrellite2.DA.05Cu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
Verbeekite (TL)2.EA.25PdSe2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Trogtalite2.EB.05aCoSe2
Hollingworthite ?2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Palladinite4.AB.30PdO
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Uraninite ?4.DL.05UO2
Heterogenite4.FE.20Co3+O(OH)
Asbolane4.FL.30(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Schoepite4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Studtite4.GA.15[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
Becquerelite ?4.GB.10Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Billietite4.GB.10Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Fourmarierite ?4.GB.25Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Masuyite ?4.GB.35Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
Vandenbrandeite4.GB.45Cu(UO2)(OH)4
Curite4.GB.55Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Uranosphaerite4.GB.65Bi(UO2)O2(OH)
Sengierite4.HB.10Cu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Francevillite4.HB.15Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
Tyuyamunite ?4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Metatyuyamunite ?4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Derriksite (TL)4.JG.30Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Chalcomenite4.JH.05CuSeO3 · 2H2O
'Clinochalcomenite'4.JH.10CuSeO3 · 2H2O
Cobaltomenite4.JH.10CoSeO3 · 2H2O
Borzęckiite4.JJ.Pb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
Marthozite (TL)4.JJ.05Cu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Guilleminite (TL)4.JJ.10Ba(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
Piretite4.JJ.15Ca(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Demesmaekerite (TL)4.JJ.20Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Co)CO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Spherocobaltite5.AB.05CoCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Kolwezite (TL)5.BA.10CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Roubaultite5.EA.25Cu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Kamotoite-(Y) ?5.EA.30Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
Rutherfordine5.EB.05(UO2)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Pseudojohannite7.EC.20Cu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
Vauquelinite7.FC.05Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cornetite8.BE.15Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Mixite8.DL.15BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Saléeite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Dumontite ?8.EC.15Pb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Soddyite9.AK.05(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Cuprosklodowskite9.AK.10Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Sklodowskite9.AK.10Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Oursinite9.AK.10Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Dioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
Plancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
H BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
H CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
H CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
H CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
H DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
H DerriksiteCu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
H DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
H DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
H FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
H FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
H GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
H Kamotoite-(Y)Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
H KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
H KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MarthoziteCu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
H MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
H OursiniteCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
H Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
H SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
H SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
H Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
H Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)
H VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4
H VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H PiretiteCa(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
H PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
H BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
C Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Kamotoite-(Y)Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
C KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
C Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
OOxygen
O Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
O BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
O CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
O Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
O Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
O CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
O CupriteCu2O
O CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
O DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
O DerriksiteCu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
O DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
O FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
O FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
O GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
O Kamotoite-(Y)Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
O KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
O KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MarthoziteCu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
O MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O OursiniteCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
O SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
O Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
O SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
O Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
O SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
O Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
O TenoriteCuO
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)
O VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4
O VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O PiretiteCa(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
O PalladinitePdO
O PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
O BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Mg SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Si KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Si OursiniteCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Si Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
P CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
P DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S CarrolliteCuCo2S4
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GeeriteCu8S5
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S PyriteFeS2
S SpionkopiteCu39S28
S YarrowiteCu9S8
S PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Ca Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Ca TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca PiretiteCa(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
VVanadium
V FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
V MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
V SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
V TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
CrChromium
Cr VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
MnManganese
Mn Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Co CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Co CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Co Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Co Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Co HeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
Co KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Co OursiniteCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Co SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
Co TrogtaliteCoSe2
Co TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
NiNickel
Ni Asbolane(Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O
Ni TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
CuCopper
Cu AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CarrolliteCuCo2S4
Cu ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Cu CornetiteCu3(PO4)(OH)3
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu DerriksiteCu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu DioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
Cu GeeriteCu8S5
Cu KolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MarthoziteCu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu Oosterboschite(Pd,Cu)7Se5
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cu SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
Cu SpionkopiteCu39S28
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Cu VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4
Cu VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Cu YarrowiteCu9S8
Cu PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
Cu JagüéiteCu2Pd3Se4
AsArsenic
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
SeSelenium
Se AthabascaiteCu5Se4
Se BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)
Se ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Se ClinochalcomeniteCuSeO3 · 2H2O
Se CobaltomeniteCoSeO3 · 2H2O
Se DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Se DerriksiteCu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Se GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
Se MarthoziteCu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
Se Oosterboschite(Pd,Cu)7Se5
Se PalladseitePd17Se15
Se TrogtaliteCoSe2
Se TyrrelliteCu(Co3+,Ni3+)2Se4
Se PiretiteCa(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
Se VerbeekitePdSe2
Se JagüéiteCu2Pd3Se4
Se BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
YYttrium
Y Kamotoite-(Y)Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
RhRhodium
Rh Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
PdPalladium
Pd Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pd MerenskyitePdTe2
Pd Oosterboschite(Pd,Cu)7Se5
Pd Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Pd PalladseitePd17Se15
Pd PalladinitePdO
Pd VerbeekitePdSe2
Pd JagüéiteCu2Pd3Se4
TeTellurium
Te MerenskyitePdTe2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
Ba FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
Ba GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
PtPlatinum
Pt Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt Palladium(Pd,Pt)
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
Pb DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pb DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
Pb FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Pb KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Pb MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb VauquelinitePb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pb BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
BiBismuth
Bi MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Bi UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)
UUranium
U BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
U BillietiteBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 4-8H2O
U CuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U CuritePb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2
U DemesmaekeritePb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6 · 2H2O
U DerriksiteCu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
U DumontitePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2 · 5H2O
U FourmarieritePb(UO2)4O3(OH)4 · 4H2O
U FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
U GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O
U Kamotoite-(Y)Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O
U KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
U MarthoziteCu2+(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 8H2O
U MasuyitePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U MetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U OursiniteCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U RoubaultiteCu2(UO2)3(CO3)2O2(OH)2 · 4H2O
U Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
U SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
U Schoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
U SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 6H2O
U SklodowskiteMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
U Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
U Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U TyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U UranosphaeriteBi(UO2)O2(OH)
U VandenbrandeiteCu(UO2)(OH)4
U PiretiteCa(UO2)3(SeO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O
U PseudojohanniteCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4(SO4)2] · 12H2O
U BorzęckiitePb(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 3H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musonoi_Mine
Wikidata ID:Q6943050
GeoNames ID:922414

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