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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Umohoite
Formula:(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ianthiniteⓘ1 photo of Umohoite associated with Ianthinite at this locality.
Vanmeersscheiteⓘ1 photo of Umohoite associated with Vanmeersscheite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Umohoite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11365:0
GUID (UUID V4):62b1a674-723f-41a0-8379-378abfb74913
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Report (issue)
(UO2 )Mo6+ O4 • 2H2 O Umohoite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Triclinic...00] 100.00 (1) Marysvale, Utah, USA. (2) Shinkolobwe, Congo; by electron microprobe, average of two analyses;...the Freedom No. 2 mine, Marysvale, Ohio district, Piute Co., Utah; at the Lucky Mc mine, Gas Hills, Fremont...Tolino mine, Cameron district, Coconino Co., Arizona. At Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba...Coleman, R.G. and D.E. Appleman (1957) Umohoite from the Lucky Mc mine, Wyoming. Amer. Mineral., 42, 657–660
Report (issue)
10.72 2.43 6.64 Total 101.37 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; after deduction of PbMoO4 (as observed wulfenite)...Mo2.00 O13.27 • 3.74H2 O. [possibly a magnesian umohoite or calcurmolite]. (2) MgU2 Mo2 O13 • 6H2 O. Occurrence:...wulfenite. Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). Name:...Board of Directors of the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, Congo. Type Material: RC4760. Royal Belgium Institute
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
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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
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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
Report (volume)
(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...SULFATES Meta-uranopilite Zippeite MOLYBDATES Umohoite PHOSPHATES AND ARSENATES Monazite Autunite Torbernite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
URANYL MOLYBDATES. I. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMULA OF UMOHOITE SERGEY V. KRIVOVICHEV* AND PETER C. BURNS§ Department...46556-0767, U.S.A. ABSTRACT The structure of umohoite, [(UO2)MoO4(H2O)](H2O), triclinic, space group...the interlayer where they are present. Keywords: umohoite, uranium, uranyl mineral, uranophane anion-topology...and weathering of uranium deposits, as well as the mine and mill tailings that result from resource utilization... 1996), iriginite (Serezhkin et al. 1973) and umohoite (Makarov & Anikina 1963). The lack of structural
Report (volume)
________________-_-_________--___-__--__-_-----__ Umohoite ___-__-_________-_______-____-_---_---_------_-_---_Uraninite_...Vandendriesscheite _ ___ ____ Schroeckingerite_ _____ ____ __ Umohoite _ ____________ Uranopilite _ _ _ _ __ ______ _...Gross (1956) on material from the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah. d(A) I 9...and Murata (1951) on material from the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Ariz. d(A) I *(A) 13.0 9.51...and Murata (1951)*on material from the Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Ariz. Bayleyite dehydrates readily
Report (issue)
Radium lode-was first found in the South Terras mine in 1873 (Robertson and Dines, 1929, p. 147). Penrose...of ore was sold up to 1907 from the South Terra.s mine and that about 576 tons of uranium ores was produced...Uranium also was known to occur in the Leyden Coal mine~ Jefferson County, Colo., as early as 1875 (Berthoud...in the conterminous United States is to the Rajah mine, known earlier as the Copper Prince ( Briiyn, 1955...19p6) stated that "The initial shipment from the mine, made in 1898, • • • the South Terras property near
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
heinrichite, nováčekite-I, arsenuranospathite, umohoite, calcurmolite, becquerelite, billietite, and liebigite...mines of the Lodève basin. However, the Rabejac mine contains in addition rare species, such as uranyl...uranyl arsenates and uranyl molybdates. The Rabejac mine is also the type locality for three uranyl mineral...heinrichite, nováčekite-I, arsenuranospathite, umohoite, calcurmolite, becquerelite, billietite, and liebigite...group, and with other uranyl minerals, such as umohoite and uranophane-α. EPMA performed on uranospinite
Journal (issue)
tra11che 11nidesce11dame s011s dalle de bé1011 à la mine de Margnac (Ha11te-Vie1111e) - Photo: COGEMA (GST)...siècle. Aujourd·hui. il ne reste plu qu·une eule mine d"uraniurn en acti ité. à Jouac dan le nord du département...Klaproth découvre cc nouveau métal dan du minerai de mine de Jachymov (Joachimsthal). le baptisant du nom...l925. Victor La aile découvre la chalcolite clan la mine du Crôt Blanc prè de Grury (Saône-et­ Loire). En...cc temp . . la m i n e de ra d i u m de Shinkolobwe (Katanga) e t réouverte pour l'uranium en 1 9-l:i
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
were sent to the Belgian Congo to evaluate the deposits in the District of Katanga and it was on their recommendation...recommendation that the famous Shinkolobwe mine near Elizabethville was re- PAUL FRANCTSKERR 1527 ...dickite, hydrotungstite, sengierite, tungomelane, umohoite, and vaesite' Perhaps even more commendable, he
Book
cheralite, sabug;;tlite, novacekite, abernathyite, umohoite, huttonite, and coffinite, all described since...distiict, Colo. (Sims, 1955). Noted in Belgian Congo pitchblende are Pb, Fe, Co, Ni, 1'1o, and Se. Uraninite...and quartz (black) which also replaces core. Bigay mine, Lachaux, Auvergne, France ( X 100) ( Geffroy and...weighing 20 tons have been found in the Katanga, Belgian Congo,· deposits. Single euhedral to subhedral...deposits; cubes in vugs at Shinko]obvve, Belgian Congo, and partial cubes in veins of some deposits in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization and alteration accompanying faulting 4. Mine adit in bleached-clay zone 5. Dolomite masses replacing...section of uranium-bearing pipe, Woodrow Mine 1103 27. Orphan Mine, Grand Canyon, Arizona... 1101 28. Circular...Collapse feature yielding uranium, River View Uranium Mine, Cameron, Arizona 1105 31. Volcanic centers of northeastern...acknowledged. Particular appreciation is extended to: Dr. Daniel R. Miller, Division of Research, U. S. Atomic...Nininger, Mr. Elton Youngberg, Dr. Hobart Stocking, Mr. R. A. Laverty, Dr. Donald L. Everhart, Mr. Arthur
Book (edition)
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...Låszl6 Horvåth, 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
Book (edition)
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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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
Journal (issue)
clubs plus importants, dont nous par­ lions plus haut, au sein d'une Fédération Belge des Cercles Géologi­...""' d + r cos z l'angle p. nüus l'avons vu plt.Js haut, etant toujou rs tr'ës petit. En effet, traçons...celle s u Soleil, d'après ce que nous avons vu plus haut. La planète exerçant la force de marée la plus forte...gisement a cessé en 1 9 6 0 , après l'inondatio n de la mine. L'objet de notre exposé n'est pas de dresser un...redressés et faillés ; dans la région centrale (Kambove), les anticli­ naux se rejoignent ou se dédou blent
Report (volume)
near Joachimsthal, Czechoslovakia Shinkolobwe deposit, Belgian Congo Deposits at Great Bear Lake, Canada...Silver Cliff mine, Wyoming; the Jesse D No. 1 and No. 2 claims, Utah; and the Merry Widow mine, New Mexico...mines, Washington; the W. Wilson mine, Montana; the White King mine, Oregon; the deposits in the Pryor...was from the deposit at Shinkolobwe, Belgian Congo, and from the Eldorado mine, Great Bear Lake, Canada...Canada. The Shinkolobwe deposit since its initial development in 1921 and until 1954 probably had yielded
Book
K(U02)As04*3H20, Tet. Vitreous yellow. Fuemrole mine, Temple Mt., Emery Co., Utah, USA. H= 2-3, Djjj=...grey, bluish-grey, yellow, light green. Langban mine, Filipstad (near), Varmland, Sweden. H= 5, Djjj=3...5As30ig, E Rhom. Translucent blue-green. Terres mine, St. Ausdell, Cornwall, England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt...804)3 •nH20, ® Hex. Transparent bluish. Lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan. H= 5.5-6, Djj4=...*21120, Mon. Vitreous colorless, white. Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa. H= 4.5, Djjj= 2.630, D(
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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
Report (volume)
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...topologies containing hexagons The structures of umohoite and rutherfordine (Table 7) contain sheets that...this anion topology (Burns et al. 1996). However, umohoite (Makarov and Anikina 1963) (Table 7) is the only
 
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