 | | Book | | MINERAUX D'URANIUM I t DU HA UT KATANGA iI •! "LES AMIS DU MUSEE ROYAL DU CONGO BELGE", TERVUREN (Belgique)...Notices par C. GUILLEMIN "LES AMIS DU MUSEE ROYAL DU CONGO BELGE", TERVUREN (Belg ique) QUELQUES REMARQUES...SECONDAIRES D'URANIUM DU HAUT KATANGA par J. F. V AE S E differents points du Haut Katanga ont ete rencontres...mineraux d'uraoium mais c'est le gisement de Shinkolobwe (anciennement denomme Kasolo) qui en a livre...consignees ci-dessous. Le mineral primaire d'uranium au Katanga est l'uraninite. Nulle part dans cette region on |  | | Journal (issue) | | mm, with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection,...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...mineralized areas. Locality names such as Musonoi and Shinkolobwe are today famous fo r some o f the finest and...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper, cadmium...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960 |  | | 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 .. ................. .............................minerals is broad and deep; it covers a lot of territory and many years of scientific studies as well as...uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was |  | | Book | | mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...composition, but less structural water. Examples are schoepite and metaschoepite, vandendriesscheite and metavandendriesscheite...mineralogist (e.g. cornetite, lepersonnite (Gd), schoepite) or a senior administrator (e.g. cattierite, cousinite...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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...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)...grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's specialties |  | | 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) | | The crystal structure of uranyl-oxide mineral schoepite, [(UO2)4O(OH)6](H2O)6, revisited Jakub Plášil...experiments have revealed that the crystal structure of schoepite, one of the more common U-oxide minerals, is centrosymmetric...rather than acentric as reported in the past. Schoepite is orthorhombic, space group Pbca, a = 16.7810(5)...reflections collected using microfocus X-ray source. Schoepite structure, in line with its previous determination...that the difference in complexity values between schoepite, [(UO2)4O(OH)6](H2O)6, and metaschoepite, [(UO2)4O(OH)6](H2O)5 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Vaes (1947) from Shinkolobwe mine, Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, and later...originates from the type locality, Shinkolobwe mine (Haut-Katanga province, DRC, Africa). A tabular grayish...brown) among masuyite (orange). Shinkolobwe mine (type locality), Haute-Katanga province, DRC, Africa. FOV...H2O and low content of metal cations such as schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H2O)12 (Finch et al. 1996, 1998)...uraninite weathering. Ianthinite is related to the schoepite family of minerals (Fig. 7); there is a solid-state |  | | 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...vast and deep; it PHOTO CREDITS covers a lot of territory (and languages) and many years of Maps were prepared...vvastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical |  | | Report (issue) | | c = 4.487(4) Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 4.497 (100), 3.910 (48), 7.82 (40), 5.34...30 2.62 6.75 Total 100.85 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; contained insoluble cobalt oxide 1.6%; (CO3...uranium Association: Uranophane, becquerelite, schoepite, curite, masuyite, vandenbrandeite, ianthinite...Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In France, at Kruth, Haut-Rhin, and...and in the Brugeaud mine, near Bessines, Haute-Vienne. Name: To honor Major Robert Richard Sharp (1881–1956) |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | between the layers. The sheet structural units of schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H2O)12, and fourmarierite, ...their edges differ because adjacent layers in schoepite are shifted by one chain of polyhedra, whereas...couches. Les unités structurales en feuillets de la schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H2O)12, et de la fourmariérite...équivalent à une chaîne de polyèdres dans la schoepite, tandis que les feuillets adjacents ne sont pas...et al. 1997, 1998). Recently, the formation of schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12] (H2O)12 has been observed on |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Of the 322 entries*, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) comes out on top with 88; Namibia...indebted to Dr.Joseph Mandarino of Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Werner Krause of Hiirth, Germany, who supplied dates...briartite shares with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia, and both djerfisherite and niningerite...Localities (1) Kanemite: Kanem region, Lake Chad. CONGO(3) People (2) Fornacite: Lucien Louis Fourneau (18671930)...(18671930), colonial governor, French Congo. Plunchkite: Mr. PlanchC, French explorer. Localities (1) |  | | Book (volume) | | ., ..J ATLAS DU KATANGA PUBLIE PAR LE ,,, COMITE SPECIAL nu KATANGA / d 'ap�è5 les tr>avaux ·de...remonte à l'âge triasique. rhétien. ATLAS nu KATANGA FASCICULE 2 TABLE DES MATIÈRES GÉNÉRALITÉS...LXXXIII LXXXVII Introduction . La géologie du Katanga Méridional Carte d'ensemble des Feuilles « I...Tenke » Carte géologique du Katanga Méridional LXXXV LXXXIX FEUILLE KAMBOVE Texte. Planches, plans et...de mine Planche géodésique. Planche des minéraux Plan et coupe schématique de la mine de Kambove Planche |  | | Report (issue) | | 9238(9) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shaba Province, Congo. 7.50 (10), 3.22 (9), 3.75 (8), 3.56 (8), 2.58 (7)...06 Total 99.51 [100.0] 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo. (2) Congo; by electron microprobe, average of...rarely, in pegmatites. Association: Uraninite, schoepite, soddyite, curite, fourmarierite, dewindtite,...masuyite, kasolite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); johannite, uranopilite, zippeite (Happy Jack mine, Utah, USA). Distribution:...Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Schlema-Harlenstein |  | | Report (issue) | | = 15.22(5) Z = 32 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo; identical to metaschoepite. 5.09 (100),...O (1) 89.26 0.00 10.73 Total 99.99 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; corresponds to UO3 • 1.9H2 O. Occurrence:...product of schoepite from the oxidized zone of uranium-bearing mineral deposits. Association: Schoepite, becquerelite...becquerelite, uraninite (Shinkolobwe, Congo); schoepite, arsenuranylite, metazeunerite, uranospinite, nováčekite...deposit, Uzbekistan). Distribution: At Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the |  | | 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...(Haute-Vienne). Pendant ce temps, la mine de radium de Shinkolobwe (Katanga) est réouverte pour l'uranium en...1956 et mis en exploitation en 1958. Au Niger, la mine d'Arlit est exploitée à partir de 1968. Des prospections |  | | Report (volume) | | (U0 3 ) from pitchblende from the Georg Wagsfort mine at J ohanngeorgenstadt in the Erzgebirge of Saxony...of the rich uranium ores of the Katanga district in the Belgian Congo. The uraninite ores of Great Bear...the mineralogically diverse ores of the Belgian Congo the list of known species was doubled largely through...urani urn minerals first discovered in the Belgian Congo. The work of the American mineralogist C. Palache...Uraninite } Thorianite U raninite group Cerianite Schoepite } Masuyite Sckoepite Vandendriesscheite group |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the most complex structures among UOHs is schoepite, [(UO2)8O2(OH)12](H2O)12 (~2593 bits/cell), which...worldwide. The relatively common occurrence of schoepite is probably because it is a very early alteration...Paulscherrerite Protasite Rameauite Richetite Sayrite Schoepite Spriggite Uranosphaerite Vandenbrandeite Vandendriesscheite...Rameauite Fourmarierite [DUPUDP] 4:7 Fourmarierite Schoepite Metaschoepite Leesite Vandendriesscheite [PDUPUPUPUDPDPD]...– molar proportion of metal cation). Mineral Schoepite Metaschoepite Paulscherrerite Heisenbergite Vandendriesscheite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EPIIANTHINITE, URANIUM MINERALS FROM SHINKOLOBWE (BELGTAN CONGO) Ar,rnrn Scnoup axp Serr Stnaoror, Bauileloostraat97...5UO3 '9+HrO has been foundin the uranium mine oI Shinkolobwe. Properties: color,yellow; h a b i t , i...Paraschoepite and epiianthinite occur in the Shinkolobwe uranium mine (Katanga)' They belong to the uranium hydroxide...both crystallographically and chemically, from schoepite. fn naming the second mineral epiianthinite we...Paraschoepite resemblesso closely certain tabular schoepite crystals that it is impossible to distinguish |  | | Report (issue) | | [5.00] Radioactive; transforms immediately to schoepite on exposure to air. Optical Properties: Transparent... c = 30.3(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 7.63 (FF), 3.81 (m), 3.24 (m), 3.59 (fm)... 76.06 14.36 9.58 [100.00] 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; H2 O by difference, corresponds to UO2 •...of uranium deposits. Association: Uraninite, schoepite, becquerelite, kasolite, parsonsite, dewindtite...fourmarierite. Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the |  | | Report (issue) | | Schoepite (UO2 )4 O(OH)6 • 6H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...731(4) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shaba Province, Congo. 7.35 (100), 3.66 (50), 3.24 (9), 2.446 (9), 2.571...(2) 87.59 12.41 Total 100.00 (1) Shaba Province, Congo; UO3 average of four partial determinations, H2...curite, soddyite, rutherfordine, uranophane (Shinkolobwe, Congo); paraschoepite, arsenuranylite, metazeunerite...Uzbekistan). Distribution: From Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the |  | | Report (issue) | | 395(1) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: [Kasompi mine,] Congo. 3.827 (100), 2.928 (100), 4.46 (90), 3.162...99.33 [99.39] Tb2 O3 trace 0.66 (1) [Kasompi mine,] Congo; by electron microprobe, CO2 by chromatography...Gysinite-(Nd), malachite, cerussite, wulfenite, kasolite, schoepite, uranophane, curite, françoisite-(Nd), kamotoite-(Y)...Kasompi, Menda, and Kamoto East mines, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). Name: To honor...(1892–1966), Chief Geologist, Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, Congo. Type Material: Royal Museum of Central |  | | Report (issue) | | [001], on schoepite crystals. Physical Properties: Cleavage: [{001}] (by analogy to schoepite and paraschoepite...(indices given here are intermediate between schoepite and paraschoepite). Pleochroism: X = almost colorless;...= 14.73(4) Z = 32 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo; identical to paraschoepite. 5.09 (100),...(5) Chemistry: Composition intermediate between schoepite, UO3 • 2H2 O, and paraschoepite, UO3 • 1−2H2 O...of schoepite from the oxidized zone of uranium-bearing mineral deposits. Association: Schoepite, paraschoepite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fibers on uranophaneand rutherfordine at Shinkolobwe,Katanga. The optical propertiesgivenby Vaesled to...furnishedX-ray powder spacing data for the mineralfrom Katanga. The optical and X-ray data publishedby Vaes and...precipitate by addition of hydrogen Menzenschwand Shinkolobwe peroxide to a concentratedsolution of uranyl...diffraction data for studtite from Menzenschwandand Shinkolobwe as well as the indexedpattern for the syntheticcompoundare...by Guillemin (1958, p. 48) for the mineral from Katanga differs somewhat from that for the mineral from |  | | Report (issue) | | c = 14.293(9) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Shinkolobwe, Congo. 3.562 (100), 3.169 (100), 7.12 (80), 3.523...54 15.13 7.33 Total [100.00] 100.00 (1) Shinkolobwe, Congo; recalculated to 100% after deduction of...fossil wood. Association: Uraninite, ianthinite, schoepite, becquerelite, billietite, dewindtite, phosphuranylite...Distribution: Relatively abundant from Shinkolobwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Morogoro...area, Quebec, Canada. In the USA, from the Palermo mine, near North Groton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire; |
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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo