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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Urancalcarite
Formula:Ca(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wyartiteⓘ3 photos of Urancalcarite associated with Wyartite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Urancalcarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11374:8
GUID (UUID V4):719e05e6-e59e-4b33-8373-124f9e6cad25
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Shinkolobwe mine, Kambove District, Katanga (Shaba), the Democratic Republic of the Congo [15]....from several localities worldwide. However, Shinkolobwe remains its only locality, from where it has...Rutherfordine Masuyite Sharpite Uranophane-α Urancalcarite (UO2)(CO3) Pb[(UO2)3O3(OH)2](H2O)3 Ca[(UO2)3(CO3)3...Sharpite and its proximity to urancalcarite Both sharpite and urancalcarite are Ca2+-containing uranyl carbonates...carbonates hydrates described from Shinkolobwe. While sharpite was discovered in the first half of the
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
Journal (issue)
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
Report (issue)
Urancalcarite Ca(UO2 )3 (CO3 )(OH)6 • 3H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal...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...Uraninite, uranophane, wyartite, masuyite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); fourmarierite, vandendriesscheite, studtite...Province, China). Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo [Shaba Province, Zaire]. Found at
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
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)
Report (issue)
c = 20.807(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 10.3 (100), 8.54 (30), 5.19 (30), 4.26 (4b)...CO2 UO2 UO3 U2 O5 CaO H2 O Total 5+ (1–2) Shinkolobwe, Congo. (3) CaU (U 6+ (3) 4.05 O2 )2 O4 (CO3...uranophane, masuyite, urancalcarite, uraninite. From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province,... Zaire). Name: Honors Dr. Jean Wyart (1902–1992), French crystallographer, Professor of Mineralogy,
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dehydrated wyartite from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, ideally Ca (CO3) [U5+ (U6+O2)2...déshydratée provenant de la mine Shinkolobwe, au Shaba, République Démocratique de Congo, de composition idéale...original sample is from the Shinkolobwe mine in Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo. The crystal is dark purple...possible formulae. WYARTITE, DEHYDRATED WYARTITE, URANCALCARITE AND IANTHINITE and not U4+ and U6+ as suggested...result in a composition similar to that of urancalcarite, Ca(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6 (H2O)3 (Deliens & Piret
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)
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...al. (2006) uttalte at "it seems likely that urancalcarite forms as an oxidation product of wyartite (Finch
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...1 Pn21 a Pn21 a Pn21 a Pn21 a Rabejac, Fr Shinkolobwe, DRC Shaba, DRC Synthetic This study [55] [56]...2602.2 2614.7 Pbn21 Pbn21 Pbn21 Rabejac, Fr Shinkolobwe, DRC Shaba, DRC This study [56] [54] 4.4. Liebigite-Ca2...observed in Rabejac (the crystal structure of urancalcarite is still unknown). The structure of liebigite
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
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
observed cleavage,uneven fracture, H:5, The name is for Dr. Richard A. Eggleton of the Australian D(meas.):...: r2.857(s), c : 6.3s9(4)A,0 : 92.2ai6\, z : a. mine as irregular grains,lessthan 100pm across,associatedwith...perpendicularto the blades. The name is for the Kidd Creek mine. Samplesare preservedat The name is for the quarry...Kiddcreekite, a new mineral speciesfrom the Kidd Creek mine, Timmins, Ontario and from the Campbell orebody...tenorite. Piypite occurs in The name is for the late Dr. Ing. Friedrich Schumacher,Pro500"C fumarole incrustationsin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
below 5 or above 8 most likely occur in uranium mine- and mill-tailings, in which they interact with...surface water and groundwater close to uranium mine- and mill-tailings, we need to understand these...precipitation of phases such as uranyl-bearing calcite, urancalcarite and perhaps wyartite-II, becquerelite and synthetic...acidic conditions, and uranyl-bearing calcite, urancalcarite and perhaps wyartite-II, becquerelite and synthetic...dissolution behaviour of a becquerelite from Shinkolobwe, Zaire. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61, 3879-3884
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
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...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
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(
Book
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.
Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phases metaschoepite becquerelite rutherfordine urancalcarite sharpite fontanite liebigite haiweeite ursilite...occurs as extremely fined-grained efflorescences on mine walls, surface outcrops, and elsewhere where evaporation...the bulk groundwater system. Precipitation of urancalcarite is predicted to occur where the aqueous solution...Characterization and dissolution of a becquerelite from Shinkolobwe, Zaire. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61,...natural UO2 under oxidizing conditions from Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Zaire: A natural analogue for the corrosion
Book (edition)
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 ® “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
Book (edition)
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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