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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Oursinite
Formula:Co(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Becquereliteⓘ1 photo of Oursinite associated with Becquerelite at this locality.
Heterogeniteⓘ1 photo of Oursinite associated with Heterogenite at this locality.
Sklodowskiteⓘ1 photo of Oursinite associated with Sklodowskite at this locality.
Rutherfordineⓘ1 photo of Oursinite associated with Rutherfordine at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oursinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22829
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22829:9
GUID (UUID V4):0d1ddb72-9b06-4a9e-af14-324dd208d746
References
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on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre­ hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his life’s work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of
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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
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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
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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
Report (issue)
Oursinite (Co; Mg)(UO2 )2 Si2 O7 ÂČ 6H2 O ° c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data:...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...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
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...kasolite, schoepite, oursinite. Distribution: Name: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province...carbonates hydratés d’uranyle et de terres rares de Shinkolobwe, Zaı̈re. Can. Mineral., 20, 231–238 (in French
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
silicate tetrahedra in the uranyl silicate sheet of oursinite, (Co0.8Mg0.2)[(UO2)(SiO3OH)]2(H2O)6 KARRIE-ANN... Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, U.S.A. ABSTRACT Oursinite is a rare Co-bearing uranyl silicate of the uranophane...uranophane group. The structure of oursinite, (Co0.8Mg0.2)[(UO2)(SiO3OH)]2(H2O)6, is orthorhombic, space...topology, the oursinite sheet involves novel orientations of silicate tetrahedra. Keywords: Oursinite, uranyl...repository. Oursinite, with formula Co[UO2SiO3OH]2(H2O)6, was described from Shinkolobwe, Democratic
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diffraction data for sklodowskite, cuprosklodowskite, oursinite, and soddyite, including refinements of the H...Boltwoodite Natroboltwoodite Cuprosklodowskite Kasolite Oursinite Sklodowskite Uranophane-α Uranophane-ÎČ Swamboite-(Nd)...collected for sklodowskite, cuprosklodowskite, oursinite, and soddyite. Crystals used in the study were...Natural History in Luxembourg (sklodowskite, oursinite, and soddyite). Intensity data were collected...(I > 3σ (I)) Sklodowskite Cuprosklodowskite Oursinite Soddyite 17.4078(6), 7.0428(3), 6.6080(2) 6.6549(5)
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. ... .. ... .. .. ................ .. .... . 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
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essentiallymetamict. The X-ray powder pattern The name is for Dr. Eric Asselborn, a mineral collector and of the unheatedmaterial...brown in thin section. The mineral is named for Prof. Dr. Karl Jasmund, retired director of the Mineralog...specimenfrom the deep oxidation zone ofthe Tsumeb mine, Namibia. It is the latest oxidation product in...lead-+opper-arsenate-molybdate hydroxide Oursinite* M. Deliens and P. Piret (1983) Oursinite (Co636Mgs16 Nio.o4)O'2UO3...o4)O'2UO3 .2SiO2 . 6HrO, a new mineralfrom Shinkolobwe, Zaire. Bull. Min6ral., 106,305-308(in French). Seven
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
described from the Shinkolobwe uranium mine, Likasi, in Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, by Deliens &...uranophane, becquerelite, rutherfordine, studtite, and oursinite. Deliens & Piret (1982) reported that bijvoetite-(Y)...different specimens, both of which were provided by Dr. Mark Feinglos of Duke University. The first crystal...The specimens used in this study were provided by Dr. Mark Feinglos, Duke University. The manuscript was...carbonates hydrates d’uranyle et de terres rares de Shinkolobwe, Zaïre. Can. Mineral. 20, 231-238. ________ &
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co-author, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend, Dr. Joseph A. Mandarino. -Malcolm E. Back Fleischer's...they are: Dr. Peter Bayliss, Dr. Ernst A.J. Burke, Dr. Anton and hakhmouradian,Robert Gault, Dr. Julian...LÄszl6 HorvÄth, Dr. Uwe Kolitsch, Locock,Gaspare Malet.to,Dr. Roger Mitchell, Renato Pagano. Dr. Ole Petersen...Robert Ramik,Andy Roberts, hallit, Dr. Chris Stanley,Tony Steede and Dr. ThomasWitzke. upport and encouragementof...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the
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Canadian Mineralogist. 82 entries had been completed by Dr M. H. Hey before his death in January 1984. Aluminium...529. As blue spherulitic aggregates at the Arhbar mine, Bou-Azzer district, Morocco. Monoclinic. Optically...given. Composition Cu2AsO4(OH )- 6H20. Named for the mine. [A.M. 68, 1038.] Arsendeseloizite. P. Keller and...Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4[(As,P)O4] 2 (OH)12-3H20. Named for Dr Eric Asselborn, collector of minerals and surgeon...809. Crystals up to 8 mm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, are orthorhombic, pseudotetragonal
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Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr & Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hanel Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter...Joachim Lorenz Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik Dr. Frank Melcher☆ & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas OberthĂŒr Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Möller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Röper☆ Prof. Dr. Supriya Roy✝ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljörn 14a, D-24536... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre
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This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr. John Sinkankas for his kind initiative and support...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...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...Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region
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crystal (1 cm in length) with feldspar from the Swamp Mine, Maine. Uraninite crystals precipitated from magmaticrelated...ianthinite [U24+(U6+O2)4O6·9H2O] crystals (from Shinkolobwe, Congo). Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Field of...minerals on massive primary uraninite (UO2) from Shinkolobwe, Congo. Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Specimen...in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory of Australia (1.6 Ga), the Athabasca region of...under oxidizing conditions (specimen from Shinkolobwe, Congo). Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Specimen
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1000° Mots inc. Native Gold on Quartz, Paymaster mine, South Porcupine, Ontario / Photo by Brian Boyle...Marquis imprimeur inc. Barite on Quartz, Rock Candy mine, Grand Forks, British Columbia / Photo by Ken Mayer...Mayer Publisher Pyromorphite, Society Girl mine, Moyie, British Columbia / Photo by Ken Mayer Mineralogical... Ontario Canada Diopside on Grossular, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec / Photo by Jeffrey A. Scovil...including amateur col- lectors, company executives, mine owners, and vari- in the appropriate position.
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COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504 KATANGA] 257-320 321--416 M-S--HlLAlRE ] CARNEGlE]...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G
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Tables Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH Prof. Dr. Franz J. Dahlkamp OlbergstraBe 10 D-5307 Wachtberg...Granite-Related Vein Uranium Deposits: Schwartzwalder Mine, Front Range, USA ................................Not Granite-Related Vein Uranium Deposits: Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Province, Zaire ...................when analyzing pitchblende from the George Wagsfort mine at Johanngeorgenstadt, Sachsisches Erzgebirge (Saxonian...City area, Colorado. In Cornwall, the South Terras mine opened for uranium production in 1873. During the
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Environmental issues such as coping with uranium mine and mill tailings and other uranium-contaminated...plutonium in nature. J Am Chem Soc 73:3278-3283. Lovley DR, Phillips EJP, Gorby YA, Landau ER 1991 Microbial...Microbial reduction of uranium. Nature 350:413416 Lovley DR, Phillips EJP 1992 Reduction of uranium by Desulfovibrio...the most important U mineral at the Ningyo-toge mine in Japan, where it was first discovered (Muto et...rare hydrated Ba-uranyl oxyhydroxide from the Shinkolobwe mine, where it forms bright orange pseudohexagonal
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...ye ty a ara id (ean Âź “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet ...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County; at the Double...MODE OF OCCURRENCE: Found in waste piles in a coal mine in the L'vov-Volynskii basin, USSR. It is found
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The first discoveries of uranium minerals in Katanga go back to 1915 and in 1921 exploitation was begun...Quartz-pebble conglomerate deposits are a major exception. *©Dr. C. E. Nichols 1984. Sedimentary host rocks Sandstones...temperatures that arc associated with hydrothermal systems. Dr. Scott noted that spring waters with temperatures...drape around permeability barriers in a uranium mine, so the colour bands follow the same 28 Medium...Fast Alligator Rivers district in the Northern Territory of Australia the vein-like deposits were found
 
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