Sklodowskite, Cuprosklodowskite, Malachite, Schoepite, heterogenite
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Sklodowskite crystals with minor epitaxial cuprosklodowskite and scattered malachite needles lining vug in siliceous dolostone (with powdery yellow schoepite on reverse side, and heterogenite coating some of the sklodowskite crystals), 11 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ex Henri Vandormael collection; Harold Moritz photo.
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SpeciesSklodowskite, Malachite, Cuprosklodowskite, Schoepite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityDR Congo, Lualaba, Musonoi Mine
Publications
- Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 274
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Henri Vandormael | Not disclosed |
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