 | | Journal (issue) | | n et The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo .................... 229 COVER: METATORBERNITE, 6.6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic...Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection; Jeff Scovil photo. Obituary: Jim Batts ...............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) |  | | Report (issue) | | Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. This is not too bad a match for the locality designation...Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Repulic of Congo. Weinrich Minerals specimen and photo. Elbaite...Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Repulic of Congo. Weinrich Minerals specimen and photo. Elbaite,...Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Repulic of Congo. Weinrich Minerals specimen and photo. In his three-page...thumbnails of cerussite attributed to the Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China |  | | 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 .. ................. .............................uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was...wastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Library] at 18:27 10 November 2014 Musonoi, Democratic Republic of Congo T he current emphasis on nonpetroleum...The specimen selected comes from the famous Musonoi mine, a locality that produces the worldâs finest...sklodowskite. Some analyses show traces of Pb, Fe, and Ca. Dr. Rob Bowell, a consultant geochemist in the mining...minerals formed in the oxide zone of mineral deposits. Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...3 mines, Elk Ridge district; and the Happy Jack mine. Cuprosklodowskite is apparently widespread throughout |  | | Book | | 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...Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What formerly was called the Bas-Congo Province...abbreviated (B = Belgium; D.R. Congo = Democratic Republic of the Congo; F = France). 4. The biographical...ttgenbach, H. (1 947) Les mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p., Paris: Dunod. Blondieau, M. & Poirot |  | | Report (issue) | | cleavages; becoming dull on dehydration to metatorbernite. Optical Class: Uniaxial (â). Ï = 1.590-1.592...some uraniferous copper deposits. Association: Metatorbernite, autunite, zeunerite, uraninite. Distribution:...the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, and as rich specimens from Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba...North Carolina; large crystals from the Majuba Hill mine, Antelope district, Pershing Co., Nevada. Name:...meta-autunite groups: torbernite, zeunerite, metatorbernite and metazeunerite. Can. Mineral., 41, 489-502 |  | | Report (issue) | | 1563(5) Z = 4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 7.53 (10), 3.77 (9), 3.17 (8), 2.03 (6), 3.54 (5)...9.58 99.67 100.48 100.00 (1-2) Shaba Province, Congo. (3) Ba(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O. Occurrence: An uncommon...uraninite. Association: Uranophane, fourmarierite, metatorbernite, rutherfordine, becquerelite, studtite, soddyite...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, HauteVienne, and in the RabĂ©jac uranium |  | | Report (issue) | | FeO and CaO as impurities. (2) Katanga Province, Congo. (3) UO2 (CO3 ). Occurrence: A secondary mineral...boltwoodite, vandendriesscheite, billietite, metatorbernite, fourmarierite, studtite, sklodowskite. Distribution:...from Kalongwe, and in the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)....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 âCâ group of claims and the Jomac mine, White Canyon district |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2014 SHABA DISTRICT, ZAIRE This attractive metatorbernite is typical of the best that has been available...Belgian Congo. It was purchased at the Munich Show in the 352 ROCKS & MINERALS mid-1980s by Dr. Marvin...originated at Shinkolobwe,it is more likely from the Musonoi mine in the same district. The specimen is 12.5 cm...metauranocircite (Cook 1994), and torbernite and metatorbernite are but a few examples of this phenomenon....as torbernite but which today is certainly metatorbernite. Metatorbemite, also known historically as |  | | Journal (issue) | | March 2018 ISSN 2572-7486 MARCH 2018 COVER METATORBERNITE Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O 1.8cm Margabal, Aveyron...Mineralogy and Museumâ will be presented by the great Dr. Bob Downs, Professor Department of Geosciences,...will be presented by retired professor of geology, Dr. Raymond Grant on âLost Mines.â Ray is President...President. Everyone has heard about the Lost Dutchman Mine. It is world famous. Rayâs program will be about...Jenkins Mine, the Silver Antelope Mine, the Cap Linger Mine, the Frenchmanâs Mine, the Ashley Mine and others |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abbreviations: (Dst.) district, area; (Co.) county; (m.) mine; (Mf.) massif; (Q.) quarry; (N) north, northern...â Kamoto East m. \[~5 km] S of Musonoi (10°40`N, 25°25`E), Shaba,Congo (DRC) \\1986kamotoite(Y);âŠ19...(11°03`S, 26°32`E), 5 km SW of Shinkolobwe, Shaba, Congo (DRC) \\1921curite;âŠ1923schoepite 4 â Keweenaw...neite 14 â Kobokobo \(3°05`N, 28°08`E), Shaba, Congo (DRC) \\1958lusungite;âŠ1987althupite 7 â Kombat...\\1957francevillite;âŠ1971bariandite 7 â Musonoi m. \(10°42`S, 25°23`E), W of Kolwezi (10°41`S, 25°39`E), Shaba, Co |  | | Catalog/List | | lxl-3/4" to 1-1/2x2-3/4" $ 10.00 BOLEITE Amelia mine, Boleo, Baja California, Choice bright blue single...to lxl-1/2" 5 Specimens $ 10.00 CROCOITE Red Lead mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia Bright orange-red crystalline...2x10 mm 10 Specimens $ 7.50 KALIBORITE Enrique mine, Sallent, Spain Choice pure white granular micro...inclusions. l-l/4x2" and 2x2-l/2" MALACHITE Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire Choice pure green single elongated...3/4x3/4" 8 Specimens $ 5.00 METAVAUXITE Siglo XX mine, Llallagua, Bolivia Choice pale green to silky white |  | | Journal (issue) | | Six Articles Hubeite, a new mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China . . . . . ...for minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 473 by R. H. Currier The Nueva Vizcaya mine, Burguillos del Cerro Badajoz, Spain . . . . . ...specialization, such as the minerals of a certain state or mine, the minerals of a particular metal or compositional...Karl von Haidinger (1795â1871) with 63. Figure 1. Dr. Pete J. Dunn, U.S. National Museum of Natural History |  | Kanzundu, M, Loris, N, Numbi, B.B, Chabu, M, Kasongo-Numbi, K (1991) Contribution Ă l'Ă©tude de la distribution des minĂ©raux uranifĂšres au Sud-Shaba (ZaĂŻre) Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 13 (3) 401-405 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(91)90104-7 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | While the uranylphosphates: meta--autunite, metatorbernite and dumontite have been identified in 23 per...(1977). Au Sud-Shaba, la billietite est observee Musonoi e t ~ Kalongwe o~ elle est souvent melangee ~ u...est u n mineral de couleur b r u n e Uraninite, Kolwezi 38 16 orange vff que r o n trouve habltuellement...etudi~ par Buttgenbach ( 1924}. Au Sud-Shaba, Musonoi, r u r a n o p h a n e se developpe s u r la gummite...cryptocritallins. A Kalongwe, 3.Uranopho=~=te Dmnontite, Musonoi et Shinkolobwe, elle est assez souvent Kalollgwe |  | | Journal (issue) | | row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the GachalĂĄ mine, GuaviĂł-GuatĂ©que mining district, BoyacĂĄ Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, GalilĂ©ia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...from the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | phosphates. Some very fine metaautunite and metatorbernite crystals have been formed by these processes...processes. Figure 5 (above): Cuprosklodowskite, Musonoi mine, Zaire. Photo by Lou Perloff. Figure 6 (right):... weeksite, and tyuyamunite. Meta-autunite, metatorbernite, becquerelite, uranophane, and others are also...weathering of the crystal surface. The Daybreak mine in Washington has produced the finest United States...crystals were mined from the nowabandoned Shinkolobwe mine in Zaire. A large amount of remarkable yellow-orange |  | | 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...vvastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical...Saskatchewan, is the world's largest high-grade uraniu1n mine. The ore from that ,nine is crushed and treated |  | | Journal (issue) | | photo of a copper mine (for example), several copper ore specimens from that mine, a model or drawing...series of brief labels to lead the viewer from the mine to the m etal in a logi cal progression. Some may...MarchâApril, 1973 F.M. â Uranium Mines of the Congoâ will be the topic of William Pinch at the Friends...Center. FOR INFORMATION TERRY E. HUIZING 5341 Thrasher dr. Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 51 years. It was felt...3.0 x 4.0 cm. $3.50. 2-6. CALCITE xl. Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England. A single terminated |  | | Journal (issue) | | by P. M. Adams Atacamite from the New Cornwall mine, Kadina, South Australia .........................COVER: ATACAMITE, 10.5 cm, from the New Cornwall mine, Kadina, South Australia. Collection of (and photo...Hird (2013â2019) Bob & Maria Schreiber (2013â2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013â2018) The Schick Family (2014â2018)...mineral-forum.com (2017â2018) Christophe A. Gobin (2017â2019) Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017â2018) GĂŒnter Grundmann (2018â2019)...break to collect minerals at the famous Red Cloud mine. Everyone had fun on the trip, and Graham found |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Shaban and as it includes the Shinkolobwe mine (Derricks and Vaes, 1956; Derricks and Oosterbosch...vided into a predominantly clastic, Lower Roan Musonoi,Kamoto, Mashumba,Kalumbwe-Mwinga, subgroup,,upto...carbonaceous shale of the Ka- tangansequence, and metatorbernite hasbeenidentified in siltstone. Two boreholes...depth (Edwards, 1974). Pitchblende, brannerite, metatorbernite, monazite, molybdenite,and gold occur in quartz-carbonate |  | | Journal (issue) | | Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than...Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from the Mariposa mine, Terlingua; Roh Lavinsky (The Arkenstone) specimen...Calomel crystals on terlinguaite, 3 mm, Mariposa mine, Terlingua. Celestine, 4.5 cm, Burnet, Burnet County; |  | | Journal (issue) | | FLUORffE Tue largest crystal measures 3 cm Heights mine, Weardale, County Durham, England. Stuart Strife...photo Backcover: (upper left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection;...Rhodochrosite, 11.5 cm, Good Luck pocket, Sweet Horne mine, Alma, Colorado. Ex Steve Smale collection. Joe...Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi, China. Ex Steve Smale Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais...Republic of the Congo. Joe Budd photo. Benitoite on natrolite, 5.5 cm, Dallas Gern mine, San Benito County |  | | Journal (issue) | | Front cover: Sulfur on Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto...mutual exchange of knowledge. We are grateful to Dr. Federico Pezzotta, curator of mineralogy at the...place in the Sardinian mines and the Traversella mine (Piedmont). The second edition of the Catalogue...chalcopyrite and various rare sulfosalts from the Bottino mine in Tuscany. MINERAL COLLECTING FROM THE POST-WAR...exploring the underground workings of an historic gold mine in the Brusson area, Val d' Ayas, western Alps. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wulfenite The resultant c/a = 2.23 . San Rafael Mine, Nye Co., Nevada -103 Fig. 13 Wulfenite on Mimetite... 18 A rather rounded crystal of Wulfenite Glove Mine, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona combination of {103},...structures of lower symmetry 14 Fig. 19 Torbernite Musonoi, Katanga, Zaire Fig. 20 Zeunerite Tyrone, Grant...4/m Metanovacekite Mg (UO2)2 (AsO4)2 . 8 H2O Metatorbernite Cu (UO2)2 (PO4)2 . 8 H2O Metauranocircite Ba...small (111) face at a crystal corner. White King Mine, Lake Co., Oregon 15 2-16 126 0-10 100 1-2-6 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Geological Survey mineralogists Dr. Frantisek Veselovsky, Ing. Petr Ondrus and Dr. Ivan Vavrin in Prague, Czech...collect. There are limitations to the search function. Mine names, for example, are literal; "Big Indian" returned...good eye, you can find your backyard or recognize a mine dump. Which brings up a good point, and a potential...Terraserver. You can use it to help locate those mine dumps you want to visit, or consider the possibilities...from the prolific uranium mining locality Margnac Mine, Compreignac, Haute-Vienne, France. A new mineral |
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