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Astrocyanite-(Ce), Kamotoite-(Y)


Astrocyanite-(Ce) : Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)[(OH)2|(CO3)5] · 1.5H2O, Kamotoite-(Y) : Y2(UO2)4[O4|(CO3)3] · 14H2O

Photo Copyright © Collection and Copyright (c) 2009, Paul De Bondt  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
This is, to my knowledge, the best " manageable " specimen of Astrocyanite associated with yellow Kamotoite from the Type Locality.
The mineral is extremely rare in good specimens.
Collection and photo, Paul De Bondt.

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