Metatyueyamunite

 
 
Origin: Mashamba mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

Origin: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaïre)
Picture size: 5 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
  
Metayuyammuite with cuprosklodowskite and metatorbernite, uranophane, etc.
Origin: Mashamba West Mine, near Musinoi, Shaba Province, Congo
Sample size: 6 x 4.5 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Musinoi, Shaba Provice, Zaire
Sample size: 5.2 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm
 
  
Metatyuyamunite on malachite
Origin: Mashamba, West Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sample size: 5.8 x 5.5 x 3.9 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Mashamba mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality)
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: Gould mine, Fall River Co., South Dakota, United States
Ex. Grenier Collection
Sample size: 3 x 3 x 1 cm (left), 4 x 2 x 2 cm (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
Origin: Mashamba, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sample size: 4 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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