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Cousinite

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Cousinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cousinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cousinite

Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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About CousiniteHide

Jules Cousin
Formula:
MgU2Mo2O11 · 6H2O
Name:
Named in 1958 by J.F. Vaes after Jules Cousin (Comblain-au-Pont, Liège province, Belgium, January 12 1884 - Brussels, November 12 1965). He worked for the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, in Africa and in Belgium.
Possibly a "Mg-Umohoite". Reinvestigation by modern methods needed.

Davison (1954) describes also an uran molybdate of Mg as monoclinic / pseudo-orthorombic with a = 6.37, b = 33.46, c = 15.0 A and beta = 90°. This mineral is listed in the recent compilation of unnamed species (Smith & Nickel, 2007) as UM1954-// - MoO-MgU.


Classification of CousiniteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959), Questionable
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) ed.:
7.HA.10

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
H : Uranium and uranyl molybdates and wolframates
A : With U4+
Dana 8th ed.:
49.3.2.1

49 : HYDRATED MOLYBDATES AND TUNGSTATES
3 : Hydrated Molybdates and Tungstates Containing Hydroxyl or Halogen
Hey's CIM Ref.:
27.3.10

27 : Sulphites, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
3 : Molybdates

Chemical Properties of CousiniteHide

Formula:
MgU2Mo2O11 · 6H2O
IMA Formula:
MgU4+2(MoO4)2(OH)6 · 2H2O (?)
Elements listed:
H, Mg, Mo, O, U - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Type Occurrence of CousiniteHide

Other Language Names for CousiniteHide

German:Cousinit
Spanish:Cousinita

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz GroupingHide

7.HA.05SedoviteU(MoO4)2Orth.
7.HA.15MoluraniteH4U4+(UO2)3(MoO4)7 · 18H2O

Related Minerals - Hey's Chemical Index of Minerals GroupingHide

27.3.1LindgreniteCu3(MoO4)2(OH)2Mon. 2/m : P21/m
27.3.2PowelliteCa(MoO4)Tet. 4/m : I41/a
27.3.3WulfenitePb(MoO4)Tet. 4/m : I41/a
27.3.4KoechliniteBi2MoO6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
27.3.5SedoviteU(MoO4)2Orth.
27.3.6MouriteUMo5O12(OH)10Mon.
27.3.7Iriginite(UO2)Mo2O7 · 3H2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcm
27.3.8Umohoite(UO2)MoO4 · 2H2OTric.
27.3.9MoluraniteH4U4+(UO2)3(MoO4)7 · 18H2O
27.3.11Calcurmolite(Ca,Na)2(UO2)3Mo2(O,OH)11 · nH2O
27.3.12TengchongiteCaO · 6UO3 · 2MoO3 · 12H2OOrth.
27.3.13KamiokiteFe2Mo3O8Hex.
27.3.14FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2OOrth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pmmn

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for CousiniteHide

Reference List:
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Davidson, G.F. (1954) in Summary of progress Geol. Surv. G. Gr.: 70.
Vaes, J.F. (1958) Cousiniet, een nieuw uraanmineral. Geologie en Mijnbouw: 20: 449.
Fleischer, M. (1959) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 44: 906-910.
Deliens, M. (1975) Une association de molybdates d'uranium de Shinkolobwe (région du Shaba, République du Zaïre). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 98: 155-160.
Deliens, M., Piret, P. (1976) Nouvelles sonnées sur une umohoite magnésienne de Shinkolobwe (région du Shaba, République du Zaïre). Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 99: 205-209.

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Localities for CousiniteHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (eg from pseudomorphs.)

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (TL)
 
  • Katanga (Shaba)
    • Kambove District
      • Shinkolobwe
Vaes, J. F. (1959) American Mineralogist: 44: 910.
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