 | | Report (issue) | | Vanuralite Al(UO2 )2 (V2 O8 )(OH) • 11H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data:...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...oxidized zone of a lead-bearing U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association: Metavanuralite, francevillite...Distribution: Name: From the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville, Gabon. For VANadium, URanium, and ALuminum |  | | Report (issue) | | dominated by {001} and {100}, pseudomorphous after vanuralite. Twinning: On {001}. Physical Properties: Cleavage:...= 2 c = 10.43(3) X-ray Powder Pattern: Mounana mine, Gabon. 9.92 (FFF), 4.174 (FF), 3.153 (FF), 4.086...18.99 5.32 15.98 Total 99.74 100.00 (1) Mounana mine, Gabon; by colorimetric analysis, H2 O by the Penfield...product of vanuralite. Association: Distribution: Name: Vanuralite. From the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville...Franceville, Gabon. The prefix meta indicates the dehydration product of vanuralite. Type Material: National |  | | 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...Pb-bearing U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association: Curienite, duttonite, vanuralite, chervetite, mottramite...kasolite (Mounana mine, Gabon). Distribution: Exceptional crystals from the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville...Franceville, Gabon. At Kambove and in the Musonoi mine, near Kolwezi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 323--336 (1972) © by Springer-Verlag 1972 La province urani~re du bassin de Franceville (R6publique...j. BOURREL Marseille, France j. P. PFIFFELMANN Mounana, R@ublique Gabonaise, Afrique La s6rie s~dimentaire...sedimentary series of the Franceville Precambrian basin (Gabon Republic) consists of two successive sandstony-pelitic...<~Francevillien>> d6couvre l'important gisement de Mounana. 324 J. BOURREL et J. P. PFIEFEL~ANN + ~,...1958 et F. WEBER 1969; Echelle: 1/5.000.000 La province uranif4re Les travanx de reconnaissance se poursuivent |  | | Report (issue) | | 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...Pb-bearing U–V deposit (Mounana mine, Gabon). Association: Francevillite, duttonite, vanuralite, chervetite, mottramite...johannite, kasolite (Mounana mine, Gabon); sphalerite, galena, uraninite, quartz (Abertamy mine, Czech Republic); |  | | 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...curienite, vanuralite, goethite. Distribution: Name: From the Mounana uranium mine, Franceville, Gabon. For...For the Mounana mine, Gabon, the locality that produced the first specimens. Type Material: Paris, France |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Twenty-sixth list of new mineral names M. H. H E Y Department of Mineralogy, British Museum (Natural History)...Greenish-blue hexagonal crystals from the Bou-Skour copper mine, Jebel Sarho, Ourzazate, Morocco, have the composition...occurring as an intergrowth with djurleite at the Ani mine, Akita, Japan, in prismatic or platy crystals closely...graftonite, as red-brown crystals from San Luis Province, Argentina, at Los Aleros, Amanda, and San Salvador...on a few specimens from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona. Named for its discoverer |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | l-21 (1963) Analysis of material from the Hanawa mine gave SiOr22.i7, TiOr 0.09, AhOr 2.56, FeO 0.93,...galaxite and pyrochroite The name is for the Sons Mine rvere it was first found. Drscussrox.-A member of...presence of sodium orthophosphate, Na3POa. NEW MINE,RAL NAMES l4l.) DrscussroN.-Bonshtedt-Kupletskaya...name is for A. Rijkeboer, chief of analytical department, N. V Hollandse Metallurgische Industrie Billiton...which made the analysis. H. W. V. Wrr.r,rlrs Vanuralite Gnoncns Bnencnr, Pmnnn BenreNo, Fnnwcrs CneNrnnr |  | | 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 |  | | Book | | Meta-zeunerite and Novacekite .... Francevellite and Vanuralite.............. Kasolite.................. 120...118 Uranotile (Uranophane) .124 Vanadinite 82 Vanuralite 122 Wavellite 40 Wulfenite 86 Zinc arsenates...which it was discovered in Badakhshan, an Afghan province situated at the foot of the Pamir Mountains. The...ornamental purposes since Roman times (Blue John Mine). It some times displays the phenomenon of dichroism:...manganese deposits in warm climates, such as Moanda, in Gabon, or Hotazel, South-WestAfrica. 1 - Dolomite (Eugui |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | most famous locality, Katanga district (Shaba Province), Zaire. Most of the uraninite-bearing veins in...processes. Figure 5 (above): Cuprosklodowskite, Musonoi mine, Zaire. Photo by Lou Perloff. Figure 6 (right):...weathering of the crystal surface. The Daybreak mine in Washington has produced the finest United States...crystals were mined from the nowabandoned Shinkolobwe mine in Zaire. A large amount of remarkable yellow-orange...yellow-orange transparent crystals were pro duced from this mine years ago. Unfortunately few are available on today's |  | | 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) |  | | Catalog/List | | (1950-1960) in the prolific African fields of Mounana, Gabon and Shaba, Zaire (then Katanga, Belgian Congo)...Gilbert Gauthier, a noted mining engineer in Shaba Province at the time, states that "You could have been...of the Mine" collection, assembled as a museum display in the offices of the Shinkolobwe mine, was ordered...from this locality today. The situation at Mounana, Gabon was quite different. Here a number of specimen...sorting could take place. An excellent account of Mounana is found in The Mineralogical Record, Vol. 6:237-249 |  | | 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...well-known vanadium-bearing minerals (carnotite, vanuralite, curienite, and francevillite), which contain...type. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS A crystal from Mounana, Gabon, was mounted on a glass fiber and X-ray data |  | | Catalog/List | | and masses. 3x4½x2½" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...2x2½xt!' $125. 00. 7. GOLD Mina St. Georges, Province of Antonio) Chile. vein in pyrite and quartz mat...terminations. 3x3½x2" $35.00. 30. ANHYDRITE Eagle Picher mine, Niaca, Chihuahua, Mexico. radiating elongated etched...minor muscovite. 2½x3½xh" $150. 00. 33. AZURITE Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona. Choice dee~ blue...2¼x2¼xh" $150. 00. 34. BECQUERELITE Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, Zaire. Superb bone,-yellow to brownisbgolden | | | Catalog/List | | and masses. 3x4½x2½" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...2x2½xt!' $125. 00. 7. GOLD Mina St. Georges, Province of Antonio) Chile. vein in pyrite and quartz mat...terminations. 3x3½x2" $35.00. 30. ANHYDRITE Eagle Picher mine, Niaca, Chihuahua, Mexico. radiating elongated etched...minor muscovite. 2½x3½xh" $150. 00. 33. AZURITE Czar mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona. Choice dee~ blue...2¼x2¼xh" $150. 00. 34. BECQUERELITE Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, Zaire. Superb bone,-yellow to brownisbgolden |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Francevillian(Lower Proterozoic)Uranium Ore Depositsof Gabon F. GAUTHIER-LAFAYE AND F. WEBER Centrede Sddimentologie...lowerProterozoicuraniumore depositsin the Francevillebasin(Gabon)are the oldest high-gradeuraniumaccumulations known...(Bonhommeet al., 1982; Gauthier-Lafaye, in southeastern Gabon and rests on the Archean 1986). (2,700 Ma) basementrocksof...Geologicmap of Gabon.Insert showsthe locationof Gabon in Africa. teau,the StanleyPool,andthe Batekeplateauseries...ins five other uranium ore deposits:Boyindzi, Mounana,Okelobondo,Bangomb6,and Mikouloungou.For thisreasononlythe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | small amounts in the Lr-V deposit of Mounana, Haut-Ogoue, Gabon, Africa (the tlpe locality for francevillite...francevillite, chervitite, vanuralite, and curienite), associated rvith goethite, francevillite, and curienite...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) | | labelled ,,galenobismuthinite" from the Silver Bell Mine, Red Mountain, Ouray, Colorado. Discussion: The...galena. The locality is the Mammoth-st. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona. The mineral is colorless...occurs with duttonite in the uranium deposit at Mounana, Gabon. When fresh it is azure blue but due to oxidation...IMA. Meta-Vanuralite Fe.sreN cnslnoN (1970) Nouvelles donndes sur la vanuraiite. vanuralite. Butl. S oc...Existence de Ia mdta- Meta-vanuralite is the Iess hydrated form of vanuralite (see abstract of the new |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2017; aop Jakub Plášil* Crystal structure of vanuralite, Al[(UO2)2(VO4)2](OH) · 8.5H2O DOI 10.1515/zkri-2017-2054...February 22, 2017; accepted May 16, 2017 Abstract: Vanuralite, Al[(UO2)2(VO4)2](OH) · 8.5H2O, is a rare supergene...= 4, Dcalc. = 3.561 g cm−3. The structure of vanuralite (R = 0.058 for 2638 unique observed reflections)...through an extensive network of hydrogen bonds. Vanuralite is the most complex mineral among uranyl vanadates...structure; francevillite topology; uranyl vanadate; vanuralite. Introduction Uranyl vanadate minerals frequently |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 270. Natural fi-FeOOH, occurring at the Akagan6 mine, Iwate prefecture, Japan, and named from the locality...lavender-eoloured pleochroic crystals from the Centennial mine, Calumet, Michigan, have the composition Cu(OH,C1)2...apple-green crusts on quartz from Hingston Down Consols mine, Calstock, Cornwall, consist of an intimate mixture...scales with good basal cleavage from the Centennial mine, Calumet, Michigan, have the composition Cu(OH,C1)2...small monoclinic crystals at the Mounana uranium mine, Republic of Gabon. Named for J. Chervet. [M.A. 16-373 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Jr & J. S. White, Jr. Inesite from the Hale Creek mine, Trinity County, California.......................Place * Continued on page 383 COVER: VANURALITE from Mounana, Gabon. The crystal-filled seam is about 4...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 |  | | Book | | 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 |
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Mounana Mine, Mounana, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon