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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Studtite
Formula:[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Uranophane23 photos of Studtite associated with Uranophane at this locality.
Fourmarierite16 photos of Studtite associated with Fourmarierite at this locality.
Uraninite10 photos of Studtite associated with Uraninite at this locality.
Becquerelite9 photos of Studtite associated with Becquerelite at this locality.
Lepersonnite-(Gd)6 photos of Studtite associated with Lepersonnite-(Gd) at this locality.
Rutherfordine4 photos of Studtite associated with Rutherfordine at this locality.
Curite4 photos of Studtite associated with Curite at this locality.
Wölsendorfite3 photos of Studtite associated with Wölsendorfite at this locality.
Billietite1 photo of Studtite associated with Billietite at this locality.
Masuyite1 photo of Studtite associated with Masuyite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Studtite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22836
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22836:9
GUID (UUID V4):7b93949d-a08a-4d1a-a300-eca907f45721
Nearest other occurrences of Studtite
36.1km (22.4 miles) Swambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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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
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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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Uniuersitiit Stuttgart Abstract The investigation of studtite from the uranium deposit of Menzenschwand in the...(Sato, 1961). If this interpretation is correct, studtite would be the first peroxide mineral found in nature...(1963) for the synthetic compound. The structure of studtite probably consists of O-U-O-U-O chains in the direction...c-axis as in caseof a-UOg. When heated to 60'C, studtite is transformed into a dihydrate, UO.'2 HrO with...associatedwith studtite and uranophane. Mode of Occurrence Introduction The mineral studtite is an ill-defined
Book
mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...Buttgenbach H. (1 947) Les Mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p. Paris: Ed. Dunod. Cesbron, F. (1985)...the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new admin istrative subdivision for...concern the former Katanga Province. According to the new subdivision, the former Katanga Province is now...three new provinces: the Haut-Katanga Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What
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)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Six nouveaux mineraux d'urane provenant de Shinkolobwe (Katanga). Bull. Soc.BelgeGeol.,7O,B 212-225 (1947)...when heated. Occurs at only one place in the Shinkolobwe deposits, associated with fourmarierite and diderichite...died in 1945, who had studied minerals of Belgian Congo. M.F. Richetite J . F. Yrns, op. cit. Small (0.1...Geologist, Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga. M.F. 384 NEW MINERAL NAMES 385 Studtite J. F. Y rx.s, oP. cit... geologist, who published a geological map of Katanga in 1913' M.F. Diderichite I. r-.v^Es, op. cit.
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
Report (issue)
Studtite (UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O Crystal Data: Monoclinic, pseudohexagonal. Point Group: 2/m. along [001]...Uranophane, rutherfordine, lepersonnite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); billietite, uranophane, rutherfordine,...Co., China). Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire) [TL]. At...geologist, who published a geological map of Shaba (Katanga) Province in 1913. Type Material: Studied material...edition), v. II, 275. (2) Walenta, K. (1974) On studtite and its composition. Amer. Mineral., 59, 166171
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...kasolite. Distribution: Name: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). As a dehydration...dehydration product of studtite. Type Material: RGM13755. Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren...from Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaire. Amer. Mineral., 68, 456–458. (2) Walenta, K. (1974) On studtite and its
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...becquerelite, studtite, soddyite. Distribution: From Shinkolobwe and in the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi... Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the La Crouzille mine, and the Margnac mine, Compreignac...Thorpe, Carbon Co., Pennsylvania, and in the Delta mine, Emery Co., Utah, USA. Name: Honors Valère Louis
Report (issue)
remaining FeO and CaO as impurities. (2) Katanga Province, Congo. (3) UO2 (CO3 ). Occurrence: A secondary...vandendriesscheite, billietite, metatorbernite, fourmarierite, studtite, sklodowskite. Distribution: From the Uluguru...Tanzania. At Shinkolobwe, from Kalongwe, and in the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba...Mountain, Acworth, Sullivan Co., and in the Palermo mine, near North Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire;...Utah, from the Delta mine, Emery Co., and in the “C” group of claims and the Jomac mine, White Canyon district
Report (issue)
08(4) c = 6.970(6) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 8.06 (100), 4.02 (80), 3.488 (70), 3.193...100.00 4.93 4.36 4.13 5.26 10.14 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, average of six analyses...wyartite, masuyite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); fourmarierite, vandendriesscheite, studtite, uranophane-beta,...Province, China). Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo [Shaba Province, Zaire]. Found at...)3 (CO3 )(OH)6 • 3H2 O, nouveau minéral de Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Zaire. Bull. Minéral., 107, 21–24 (in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogist, Volume 88, pages 1165–1168, 2003 Studtite, [(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2](H2O)2: The first structure...Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, U.S.A. ABSTRACT Studtite, UO4·4H2O, and metastudtite, UO4·2H2O, are the...contain peroxide. Determination of the structure of studtite has shown it to contain peroxide, with the structural...observed reflections (|Fo| ≥ 4sF). The structure of studtite contains one symmetrically distinct U6+ cation...an interstitial H2O group. It is proposed that studtite forms by incorporating peroxide created by alpha-radiolysis
Report (issue)
22(3) b = 45.30(7) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 6.70 (100), 8.61 (80), 4.16 (60), 2.996...7.52 2.80 0.96 5.61 [13.57] [100.00] (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, CO2 by chromatography...curite, uranophane, becquerelite, rutherfordine, studtite, torbernite, soddyite, kasolite, schoepite, oursinite...oursinite. Distribution: Name: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). Honors...carbonates hydratés d’uranyle et de terres rares de Shinkolobwe, Zaı̈re. Can. Mineral., 20, 231–238 (in French
Report (issue)
74(9) c = 11.73(3) X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 8.15 (100), 3.65 (70), 3.21 (50), 2.86 (40)...12.12 4.02 Total 99.18 Chemistry: (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, CO2 by chromatography...becquerelite, rutherfordine, studtite. From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)....carbonates hydrat¶es d'uranyle et de terres rares de Shinkolobwe, Zaijre. Can. Mineral., 20, 231{238 (in French
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metastudtite, UOa . 2H2O, a new mineral from Shinkolobwe,Shaba, Zaire Mtcuel Delrr,Ns Ddpartement de G4ologie...Belgium Abstract Metastudtite occurs at the Shinkolobwe uranium deposit in Shaba, Zaire.lt appearsas...uraniumJead oxides. Metastudtite is compared with studtite and lepersonnite. Introduction Two hydratesofuranium...(1947)reportedthe original studtitediscovered at Shinkolobwe (Shaba,Zaire) to be a hydrated uranium carbonate...and X-ray powder pattern, to be identical to the studtite from Shaba and to the synthetic compound UO4
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 Crôt Blanc près de Gru ry (Saône-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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
growing on fine prismatic needle-like studtite. Shinkolobwe mine, Congo, Africa. Field of view (FOV) 2 mm...longprismatic crystals of rutherfordine. Shinkolobwe mine, Congo, Africa. FOV 2.5 mm (photo P. Škácha)....agrinierite with pale yellow compreignacite. Margnac mine, Compreignac, France. FOV 2.5 mm (photo P. Škácha)...ation of schoepite into other UOH minerals or studtite has been reported elsewhere (Vochten & Van Haverbeke...uraninitesulfidic mineralization in Jáchymov. At Shinkolobwe, soddyite was observed, e.g., in association
Report (volume)
------- ___ ____ ________ ____ ________ __ __ Studtite ______________ ----------- _____________ . __...(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)
I and 2 THE URANIUM MINERALS FROM THE HILLSIDE MINE, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA* JoseeuM. Axernou, FnaNr...Coating gypsum on the 300-foot level oI the Hillside Mine, Yavapai County, Lrizona, was a small deposit in...status of studtite and diderichite is very doubtful. LocatroN AND GEoLoGTcAL SETTTNG Dr. Charles A...the following information concerning the Hillside Mine. It is located in Yavapai County, west-central Arizona...Bagdad, and 43 miles by airline from Prescott. The mine produces gold, silver, lead, and zinc from a vein
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sekunda3re uranmineraler pa verdensbasis, og fra Katanga i Za'lre kjenner vi et stort antall vakre uranmineraler...(uranperoksyd-dihydrat), sistnevnte bare kjent fra Shinkolobwe i Za'lre. De fleste andre syntetiske peroksyder...sammensetning. Mineralet ble originalbeskrevet fra Shinkolobwe i Za'ire av Deliens & Piret (1984), men en ukjent...Mineralet ble imidlertid senere sjekket og verifisert av Dr. M. Deliens i Belgia, en av de fremste eksperter... 256-258. BURNS, P.C. & HUGHES, K.-A. (2003): Studtite, [ (U02)(02)(H202)](H202l2: the first structure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonates most frequently occur as efflorescence on mine walls, adits and tunnels, and as characteristic...East open cut, Shaba province, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo by Deliens and Piret (1989). According...locality, Kamoto East open cut (Democratic Republic of Congo). Shabaite-(Nd) is present on both samples as very...minerals from Kamoto East Kamoto East open cut, Shaba, Congo, is a rich locality for several rare minerals that...and Shinkolobwe mine (Deliens and Piret 1982), respectively. Lepersonnite-(Gd) at Shinkolobwe mine does
 
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