Astrocyanite-(Ce), etc.

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce), etc.

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce), etc.

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Locality type:

Open-Cast Mine

Classification

Species:

Astrocyanite-(Ce)

Formula:

Cu₂(Ce,Nd,La)₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₅(OH)₂ · 1.5H₂O

Comments:

Occurs as delicate millimetric rosettes or tablets, platy {001}, translucent to opaque with an earthy luster, also as isolated, vitreous, tabular blue crystals. The mineral is an oxidation product of uraninite.

Colour:

pale blue, bright blue, and blue-green

Quality for species:

Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)

Abundance at site:

Rare

Confirmation

Validity:

Valid - Type Locality

Associated Minerals:

Associates:

Kamotoite-(Y)
Schuilingite-(Nd)
Uraninite
Uranophane

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Kamotoite-(Y)

ⓘ11 photos of Astrocyanite-(Ce) associated with Kamotoite-(Y) at this locality.

Uranophane

ⓘ4 photos of Astrocyanite-(Ce) associated with Uranophane at this locality.

Shabaite-(Nd)

ⓘ4 photos of Astrocyanite-(Ce) associated with Shabaite-(Nd) at this locality.

Uraninite

ⓘ2 photos of Astrocyanite-(Ce) associated with Uraninite at this locality.

Pendevilleite-(Y)

ⓘ1 photo of Astrocyanite-(Ce) associated with Pendevilleite-(Y) at this locality.

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Photo Gallery

View Gallery (12 photos)

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1272

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1272:0

GUID (UUID V4):

26dff85a-f322-402a-9a58-d69a48d6846d

References

[Mandarino, 1997]

European Journal of Mineralogy (1990) 2.

[3]Deliens, M., Piret, P., Van Der Meersche, E. (1990) Les minéraux secondaires d'uranium du Zaire, Complément 2. 39 pages.pp.18-20

Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Plášil, J., Škoda, R. (2017) Crystal structure of the (REE)-uranyl carbonate mineral shabaite-(Nd) Journal of GEOsciences, 62 (2) 97-105*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	described from the Kamoto East open cut, Shaba province, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo by Deliens and...originate from its type locality, Kamoto East open cut (Democratic Republic of Congo). Shabaite-(Nd) is present...mm across. Shabaite-(Nd) is associated with astrocyanite-(Ce) and overgrows the strongly altered surface...crystals of shabaite-(Nd) in association with astrocyanite-(Ce) (bluish–greenish globular aggregate) overgrowing...Ca (fluorapatite); Lα lines: Y (YPO4), La (LaPO4), Ce (CePO4), Dy (DyPO4), Er (ErPO4); Lβ lines: Pr (PrPO4)
	*Plášil, Jakub, Petříček, Václav (2017) Crystal structure of the (REE)-uranyl carbonate mineral kamotoite-(Y) Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 653-660 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.123*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	shabaite-(Nd) (Deliens and Piret, 1989) and astrocyanite-(Ce) (Deliens and Piret, 1990). Among them, only...from the Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi district, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, which is...uraninite along with becquerelite and fine-grained astrocyanite-(Ce). Individual prismatic crystals of bright...nouveau carbonate d’uranyle et de terres rares de Kamoto, Shaba, Zaïre. Bulletin de la Société française...(TR)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2.6H2O, nouvelle espece minerale de Kamoto, Shaba, Zaire. European Journal of Mineralogy,

Astrocyanite-(Ce) from Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Astrocyanite-(Ce) from
Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo