| | 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...sharpite crystals, red flattened pseudo-hexagonal wölsendorfite and a crust of greenish-yellow uranophane needle-like...Ca(UO2)3(CO3)(OH)6(H2O)3 Wyartite Becquerelite Wölsendorfite CaU5+(UO2)2(CO3)O4(OH)(H2O)7 Ca[(UO2)3O2(OH)3]2(H2O)8...Ca2+-containing uranyl carbonates hydrates described from Shinkolobwe. While sharpite was discovered in the first half | | | Report (issue) | Wölsendorfite Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O Crystal Data: Orthorhombic. Point Group: 2/m 2/m 2/m. As spherulites...= 55.969(4) Z = 8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 3.09 (100), 3.44 (90b), 1.907 (60), 6.90...becquerelite, masuyite, kasolite, metastudtite (Shinkolobwe). Distribution: From Wölsendorf, Bavaria, Germany...Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Okla...Koongarra deposit, 225 km east of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Name: For the mineral’s first-noted | | | Report (issue) | α = 68.800(2)° X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, D.R. Congo. 3.122 (100), 7.12 (80), 3.55 (60), 3.47...100.00 (2) 79.48 15.51 5.01 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, D.R. Congo; average of eight electron microprobe analyses...zone of a hydrothermal uranium deposit (Shinkolobwe, D.R. Congo). Association: Uraninite, uranophane, becquerelite...torbernite, kasolite, rutherfordine, wölsendorfite (Shinkolobwe, D.R. Congo); metazeunerite, nováčekite, zeunerite... Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire) | | | 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 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 1957), and the unnamed 'Mineral C' from the Wiseman mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, briefly described...centrale from the uranium deposit of Shinkolobwe, Shaba ( = Katanga), have been systematically re-examined...orange or red. Curite, which is very common at Shinkolobwe, is easily distinguished by its acicular habit...(1958) (196o) (I959) (1958) R G . 2832 Shinkolobwe Synthetic Shaba d(A) d(A) R G . 284od R...I958. Mindraux d'uranium du Haut-Katanga. Les Amis du Mus6e royal du Congo belge, Tervuren. Frondel (C | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | sheet of uranyl polyhedra in the structure of wölsendorfite PETER C. BURNS* Department of Civil Engineering...46556-0767, U.S.A. ABSTRACT The structure of wölsendorfite, Pb6.16Ba0.36[(UO2)14O19(OH)4](H2O)12, Z = 8...coordinated by six to ten anions. The structure of wölsendorfite is remarkable both in the complexity of the...anion-topology approach, it is shown that the wölsendorfite sheet is composed of slabs of the simpler α-U3O8...polyhedra, 1661 1662 BURNS: NEW SHEET IN WÖLSENDORFITE as well as other cation polyhedra of higher | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | uranyl minerals: wyartite (Burns & Finch 1999), wölsendorfite (Burns 1999b), richetite (Burns 1998a), compreignacite...described from the Shinkolobwe uranium mine, Likasi, in Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, by Deliens &...different specimens, both of which were provided by Dr. Mark Feinglos of Duke University. The first crystal...The specimens used in this study were provided by Dr. Mark Feinglos, Duke University. The manuscript was...carbonates hydrates d’uranyle et de terres rares de Shinkolobwe, Zaïre. Can. Mineral. 20, 231-238. ________ & | | Ferenc, Š., Biroň, A., Mikuš, T., Spišiak, J., Budzák, Š. (2018) Initial replacement stage of primary uranium (UIV) minerals by supergene alteration: association of uranyl-oxide hydroxy-hydrates and “calciolepersonnite” from the Krátka Dolina Valley (Gemerská Poloma, Gemeric Unit, Western Carpathians, Slovakia) Journal of GEOsciences, 63 (3) 277-291 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | fourmarierite, meta-/ vandendriesscheite, sayrite, wölsendorfite, curite and shinkolobweite). Potassium, as an...K2O were found in vandendriesscheite from Shinkolobwe, Congo (Finch 1994). More significant potassium...carbonate–silicate, was described from the Shinkolobwe deposit, Congo (Deliens and Piret 1982). According to...its name was modified to lepersonnite-(Gd). Shinkolobwe until now remains the only locality with the...new uranyl-oxide hydroxy–hydrate mineral from Shinkolobwe with a novel uranyl-anion sheet-topology. Eur | | | Book (edition) | Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr & Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hanel Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter...Joachim Lorenz Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik Dr. Frank Melcher☆ & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas Oberthür Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Möller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Röper☆ Prof. Dr. Supriya Roy✝ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljörn 14a, D-24536...colourless to milky milky brownish grey; 15.00 Wölsendorfite yellow to yes brown strong, grey shades isotropic | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | significant primary uranium mineralization. Svornost mine, Jáchymov; photo P. Škácha. c – “Gummite” – residual...replaced by orange masuyite. Dump of the Rovnost mine, Jáchymov. The width of the sample is 4 cm. Photo...richetite masuyite protasite curite sayrite wölsendorfite spriggite Formula [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H2O)12 ...fourmarierite → masuyite → sayrite → curite → wölsendorfite → richetite → spriggite. b) The system that...during the post-mining processes, known as the Acid-Mine Drainage (AMD) (e.g., Brugger et al. 2003) (Fig | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | common constituents of the weathered zones in U mine and mill tailings (Abdelouas et al. 1999). Lead-bearing...curite, Pb 3(H 2O) 2[(UO 2) 8O 8 (OH)6], and wölsendorfite, Pb6.2Ba0.4(H2O)12[(UO2)14 O19(OH)4]. The increase...crystal of fourmarierite from the Shinkolobwe mine, Democratic Republic of Congo (Warin 2003), and Figure 1c...Museum of Nature and is from Shinkolobwe mine, Democratic Republic of Congo. 966 the canadian mineralogist...fourmarierite crystals from the Shinkolobwe mine, Democratic Republic of Congo. (b) Image of fourmarierite | | Gurzhiy, Vladislav V., Kuporev, Ivan V., Kovrugin, Vadim M., Murashko, Mikhail N., Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Plášil, Jakub (2019) Crystal Chemistry and Structural Complexity of Natural and Synthetic Uranyl Selenites. Crystals, 9 (12) 639 doi:10.3390/cryst9120639 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Musonoi and Shinkolobwe mines in DR Congo [6], two of the minerals were only found in the Repete mine (San Juan...from the Musonoi, DR Congo. The samples of haynesite originate from the Repete mine, Utah, UT, USA. 2...of the copper-cobalt deposit of Musonoi (Katanga, DR Congo). The first mineral was named after the general...general director of the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK), co-founder of the International Mineralogical...O2 ](H2 O)8 [3,29], was also found in the Musonoi mine within a few years after, and named to honor Aimé | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | understanding water–rock interactions in U deposits and the mine tailings generated by the exploitation of such deposits...(d) curite, (e) vandendriesscheite, and (f) wölsendorfite. STRUCTURE SOLUTION AND REFINEMENT Scattering...Ferraris and Paola Comodi, and editorial work by Dr. R.F. Martin. REFERENCES BRESE, N.E. & O’KEEFFE...complex of uranyl polyhedra in the structure of wölsendorfite. Am. Mineral. 84, 16611673. ________, EWING...& MUCK, A. (1998): New data on curite from Shinkolobwe, Zaire. Neues Jahrb. Mineral., Monatsh., 385-402 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | various localities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and one synthetic crystal. Single-crystal diffraction...diverses localités de la République Démocratique du Congo, et d’un cristal synthétique. Les données ont été...(Burns 1997), richetite (Burns 1998a), and wölsendorfite (Burns 1999). Previously, the structures were...fourmarierite was reported for a crystal from Shinkolobwe by Piret (1985). On the basis of the structure...sheet of uranyl polyhedra in the structure of wölsendorfite. Am. Mineral. 84, 1661-1673. ________ (2000a): | | Chukanov, Nikita V., Pushcharovsky, Dmitry Y.u., Pasero, Marco, Merlino, Stefano, Barinova, Anna V., Möckel, Steffen, Pekov, Igor V., Zadov, Aleksandr E., Dubinchuk, Viktor T. (2004) Larisaite, Na(H3O)(UO2)3(SeO3)2O2 · 4H2O, a new uranyl selenite mineral from Repete mine, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (2) 367-374 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0367 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 4H2O, a new uranyl selenite mineral from Repete mine, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A. NIKITA V. CHUKANOV1...has been found in a sedimentary rock from Repete mine near Blanding, San Juan Co., Utah, U.S.A., in association...association with quartz, haynesite, andersonite, wölsendorfite, uranophane, gypsum, calcite and montmorillonite...larisaite, new mineral, uranyl selenite, Repete mine, Utah, hydrogen bonds. Introduction Among more...sedimentary rock of Upper Jurassic age in the Repete mine near Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, USA (see Deliens | | Amayri, S., Arnold, T., Foerstendorf, H., Geipel, G., Bernhard, G. (2004) Spectroscopic characterization of synthetic becquerelite, Ca[UO2)6O4(OH)6]·8H2O, and swartzite, CaMg[UO2(CO3)3]·12H2O. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (4) 953-962 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.4.953 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | crystals of 3 cm have been observed at the Shinkolobwe mine (Pagoaga et al. 1987). Swartzite is found...carbonate environments, such as at the Hillside mine, near Bagdad, Arizona. Swartzite also was found...measurements, and E. Cristalle for SEM–EDS investigations. Dr. Peter C. 961 Burns and an anonymous reviewer are...K.J. (1951): The uranium minerals from Hillside mine, Yavapai County, Arizona. Am. Mineral. 36, 1-22...oxide hydrates; becquerelite, billietite, and wölsendorfite. Mineral. Petrol. 43, 65-72. NAKAMOTO, K. (2002): | | Plášil, Jakub, Kampf, Anthony R., Olds, Travis A., Sejkora, Jiří, Škoda, Radek, Burns, Peter C., Čejka, Jiří (2020) The new K, Pb-bearing uranyl-oxide mineral kroupaite: Crystal-chemical implications for the structures of uranyl-oxide hydroxy-hydrates. American Mineralogist, 105 (4) 561-568 doi:10.2138/am-2020-7311 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | hydroxylhydrate mineral found underground in the Svornost mine, Jáchymov, Czechia. Electron-probe microanalysis...in the Svornost (formerly “Einigkeit” in German) mine in Jáchymov, Western Bohemia, Czechia. Details of...Evangelista vein at the Daniel level of the Svornost mine. Associated minerals include fourmarierite, Na-rich...oxidation-hydration alteration of uraninite in old mine workings. The name honors mining engineer Gustav...sheet of uranyl polyhedra in the structure of wölsendorfite. American Mineralogist, 84, 1661–1673. ——— (2005) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | crystal (1 cm in length) with feldspar from the Swamp Mine, Maine. Uraninite crystals precipitated from magmaticrelated...ianthinite [U24+(U6+O2)4O6·9H2O] crystals (from Shinkolobwe, Congo). Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Field of...minerals on massive primary uraninite (UO2) from Shinkolobwe, Congo. Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Specimen...in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory of Australia (1.6 Ga), the Athabasca region of...under oxidizing conditions (specimen from Shinkolobwe, Congo). Photo courtesy of Robert Lauf. Specimen | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | different chains (Burns et al. 1996). However, in wölsendorfite, Pb2+6.3Ba0.4[(UO2)14O19(OH)4](H2O)12, the topology...topology in Figure 3 is P 3 (UD) 5 R 3 ; that of wölsendorfite is P 6 (UD) 22 R 9 (Table 2). This code contains...unit [(UO2)14O19(OH)4]14– (Fig. 6g) occurs in wölsendorfite, [8.4]Pb2+6.2 [8]Ba0.4 (H2O)10 [(UO2)14O19(OH)4](H2O)2...3), and are not discussed any further here. Wölsendorfite has one Pb2+ cation that is lone-pair stereoactive...interstitial cation, and the interstitial complex in wölsendorfite lies within this range. GENERAL COMPOSITION |
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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo