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Curienite from
Mounana Mine, Mounana, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Curienite
Formula:Pb(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Francevillite69 photos of Curienite associated with Francevillite at this locality.
Mounanaite38 photos of Curienite associated with Mounanaite at this locality.
Chervetite32 photos of Curienite associated with Chervetite at this locality.
Quartz2 photos of Curienite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Vanuralite1 photo of Curienite associated with Vanuralite at this locality.
Curienite-Francevillite Series1 photo of Curienite associated with Curienite-Francevillite Series at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Curienite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mounana Mine, Mounana, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96547
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96547:9
GUID (UUID V4):1849b655-bf91-47ce-83ed-7064fa2d6ad2
Nearest other occurrences of Curienite
3.7km (2.3 miles) Oklo Mine, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
14.1km (8.8 miles) Boyindzi Mine, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
15.4km (9.6 miles) Oklobondo Mine (Okélobondo Mine), Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
= 16.763(2) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mounana mine, Gabon. 8.30 (10), 2.98 (8), 4.17 (6), 2.57 (6)...18.56 2.05 13.90 8.85 Total 100.06 (1) Mounana mine, Gabon; corresponds to (Ba0.92 Pb0.09 )Σ=1.01 (UO2...series with curienite. In the oxidized zone of a Pb-bearing U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association:...Association: Curienite, duttonite, vanuralite, chervetite, mottramite, carnotite, dewindtite, torbernite, uranopilite...kasolite (Mounana mine, Gabon). Distribution: Exceptional crystals from the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville
Report (issue)
Curienite Pb(UO2 )2 (V2 O8 ) • 5H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: ...45(3) c = 16.34(4) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mounana mine, Gabon. 3.005 (vvs), 8.19 (vvs), 4.10 (vs), 5.13...00 8.44 Total 99.95 100.00 100.00 (1) Mounana mine, Gabon; by gravimetric and photometric methods,...03 (UO2 )2 (V2.04 O8 ) • 4.94H2 O. (2) Abertamy mine, Czech Republic; by electron microprobe, H2 O by...oxidized zone of a Pb-bearing U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association: Francevillite, duttonite
Report (issue)
52(5) β = 103◦ (20)0 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mounana mine, Gabon. 11.98 (FFF), 5.98 (FF), 3.975 (Fd), 3.231...17.97 5.04 20.47 Total 100.22 100.00 (1) Mounana mine, Gabon; corresponds to Al1.02 (UO2 )2.11 (V2 O8...U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association: Metavanuralite, francevillite, curienite, duttonite,...Distribution: Name: From the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville, Gabon. For VANadium, URanium, and ALuminum
Report (issue)
c = 7.703–7.713 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mounana mine, Gabon. 4.64 (100), 3.055 (96), 3.264 (92), 7.766...40 38.30 3.09 Total [99.15] 100.00 (1) Mounana mine, Gabon; by electron microprobe, total Fe as Fe2...Francevillite, curienite, vanuralite, goethite. Distribution: Name: From the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville...Franceville, Gabon. For the Mounana mine, Gabon, the locality that produced the first specimens. Type Material:
Journal (issue)
James R. Winchell The Uranium-Vanadium Deposit of Mounana, G a b o n ......................................THINK YOU HAVE FOUND A NEW MINERAL? Pete J. Dunn Department of Mineral Sciences Smithsonian Institution Washington...species, the locality, and the particular part of the mine or quarry from which the spec­ imens came, the date...were unearthed. Miscellaneous by-products at the mine were dumped, and it was in this area of the operation...areas of the operation were visited, and the actual “mine” and its operation were observed. Of particular
Book
........................................... 36 Gabon ..................................................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...was about 270 tU. In Argentina the Sierra Pintada mine had been in standby status since 1999 and was expected...recovered from mine rehabilitation activities; small amounts were likewise recovered during mine remediation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
small amounts in the Lr-V deposit of Mounana, Haut-Ogoue, Gabon, Africa (the tlpe locality for francevillite...vanuralite, and curienite), associated rvith goethite, francevillite, and curienite. NLW MINERAL NAMES...and rare gaudefroyite in the Tachgagalt manganese mine, Morocco. Calcite is commonly present. The name...l9l-t95. Analysis by M.Ir. of material from Oriente Province, Cuba, shown by X-ray data to be identical with...fluor-apatite and carbonate-apatite; (2) from Stella Gwyn mine, Cornwall consisting of wavellite. The optical data
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral MICHAEL SCHINDLER AND FRANK C. HAWTHORNE* Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba...ABSTRACT Schubnelite from the U deposit of Mounana, Gabon, crystallizes in space group P 1 with a = 5...Schubnelite was first described from the U deposit of Mounana, Gabon, by Cesbron (1970) and named after H.J. Schubnel...vanadium-bearing minerals (carnotite, vanuralite, curienite, and francevillite), which contain such edge-sharing...type. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS A crystal from Mounana, Gabon, was mounted on a glass fiber and X-ray data
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Briarfife: Gaston Briart, who studied the Leopold mine, Kipushi district, Shaba, where the mineral was...869-1 946), chairman of the board, Union Minitre du Haut Katanga (Shaba). Combeite: Arthur Delmar Combe,...Demesmaeker (b. 1911), geologist, Union Minitre du Haut Katanga (Shaba). Derriksite: Joseph Derriks (b....Jacques Lepersonne (b. 1909), honorary head, Department of Geology, Muste royal de 1’Afrique Centrale...(1864-1962), director general, Union Minitre du Haut Katanga (Shaba). Masuyite: Gustave Masuy (d. 1945)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, IMA. Curienite F,\srnx Crssnox lNn Nonr MonrN (1968) Une nouvelle...above2, not measured. In the series francevillite-curienite,2V increases linearly r-ith Pb content from 48o...francevillite in mineralized sandstones of the Mounana U-V mine, Gabon. The name is for Professor Hubert Curien
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals, francevillite, containing Pb2+, and curienite that contains Ba2+. The only trivalent cation...originates from the Mounana deposit, located near the town of Franceville, Gabon (Africa), which is the...Vanuralite Sengierite Margaritasite Francevillite/Curienite Carnotite P21/n P21/a P21/a Pcan P21/c 1774...with Cu2(OH)2(H2O)6 dimers in interlayer; (c) curienite with Pb(H2O)4 cluster. interplanar distance (about...the francevillite group of minerals, comprising curienite and francevillite. There are also no “free” H2O
Book
........................................... 75 Gabon ..................................................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...to start production at the Talvivaara Ni-Zn-Cu-Co mine, ,vhere bio-heap leaching is used to extract metals...Production is expected to grow when the Four Mile ISL mine comes on strea1n, and planned expansion of Olympic
Catalog/List
attractivli r or display. 11. BARYTES. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. Lustrous, transparent to...matrix. 3x3x2". £6.50. 12. BARYTES. Ale & Cakes Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. unusual, lustrous, translucent...veinstuff. 2tx2xl". £6.50. 13. BARYTOCALCITE. Blagill Mine, Nr. Alston, Cumberland. Choice, transparent, slightly...century. ltxltxlt". £6.50. 16. BORNITE. DolcCQth Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. unusual, 'arnished, bot ryoidal...association. 4x2b<1-t" •. £B.OO. . 20. CALCITE. Dimple Mine, Nr. Matlock,·Derbyshire. Sharp, transparent, creamy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PONADER,‘~+ GEORGESCALAS,~and GORDON E. BROWNJR.’ ‘Department of Geology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA...5. Normalized XANES spectra of uraninite and curienite, model compounds for U”’ and U”‘, respectively...glasses. The edge shift of -5 to -8 eV (relative to curienite) which is observed in the spectra of uraninite...detected. The curienite sample (Smithsonian Institution, Washington) is from Mounana (Gabon): the unusual...unusual short U “‘-O,,,,, distance, reported for curienite ( 1.67 A) in BORENEand CESBRON( I97 1) is probably
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...SaintSylvestre (Haute-Vienne). Pendant ce temps, la mine de radium de Shinkolobwe (Katanga) est réouverte...l'étranger : dès 1954 à Madagascar, au Gabon où le gisement de Mounana près de Franceville est découvert en
Journal (issue)
Jr & J. S. White, Jr. Inesite from the Hale Creek mine, Trinity County, California.......................Continued on page 383 COVER: VANURALITE from Mounana, Gabon. The crystal-filled seam is about 4 mm thick...Evans and White in this issue. For more on the Mounana occurrence specifically see the article by Cesbron...article “on the chondrodite from the Tilly Foster iron mine, Brewster, New York.” Two of the plates show 21...6-12 cm, Adamite with Hemimorphite from the Ojuela mine, pale green and purple Naica fluorites in small
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...l'étranger : dès 1 954 à M adaga car, au Gabon où le gisement de Mounana prè de Francev ille e l découve1 1
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...information to the authors. William H. Blackburn Department of Earth Sciences The University of Windsor 401
Book
the Academy was in charge of the newly founded Department of Mining. The mineral collection was transferred...University building at "Unter den Linden". The Department of Mining, and thus the Academy itself and its...particularly interesting collection of miners' lamps and mine surveying instruments. Ancient and mediaeval mining...worn by mine officials of Saxony on ceremonial occasions. A special attraction is a model mine, 20m below...N. from the main railway station, landmark is a mine headframe. Tues.- Fri. 8.30-17.30 hrs.; Sat.- Sun
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mineralogie du Moyen-Age et de la Renaissance. Si dans le haut Moyen-Age Jes Europeens ne produisirent que quelques...l'Universite-Pierre et Marie Curie, de l'Institut Catholique. Province. - Les collections de l'Ecole des Mines d'Ales...de Strasbourg. De nombreu-;es autres villes de province possedent des collections interessantes par leur...lesquels les mesures comparatives exposees plus haut ne sont pas applicables, la valeur de J'indice peut...liquide ayant une densite decroissante du bas vers le haut grace a un appareillage tres simple schematise par
Book
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...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
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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Role of high heat production granites in uranium province formation 167 P. R. Simpson and Jane A. Plant...300°C: geological implications Samuel B. Romberger Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden...T. S . eds (Houston, Texas: Rice University, Department of Geology, 1972),483-516. 7. Dall'Aglio M. and...in Texas and Wyoming. In the Texas Gulf Coast province deposits occur in sandstone formations and group...drape around permeability barriers in a uranium mine, so the colour bands follow the same 28 Medium
Book
(individual deposit) and regional scale (uranium province). Their ideas, observations, and data have directly...Granite-Related Vein Uranium Deposits: Schwartzwalder Mine, Front Range, USA ................................Uranium Deposits: Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Province, Zaire .........................................Deposits in Proterozoic Sandstones: Franceville Basin, Gabon ......................... 224 232 237 246 250 250...when analyzing pitchblende from the George Wagsfort mine at Johanngeorgenstadt, Sachsisches Erzgebirge (Saxonian
Catalog/List
auction of the newly minted Nature & Science department. It will be held in the Dallas Design district...com/5110 87003 CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy...200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile A very sizable...MALACHITE PSEUDOMORPH after AZURITE New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois
 
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