Swamboite

Swamboite (blocky) with soddyite
Origin: Swambo mine, Mindingi, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Thin plate of nearly pure swamboite crystals. Spread amongst them are blockier crystals of soddyite. The photo on the right displays some of the numerous swamboite crystals with some of the larger soddyite crystals
Origin: Swambo, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Sample size: 3.7 x 2.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
 
  
Origin: White Canyon mining district, San Juan Co., Colorado, United States
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm (top), 3 x 2 x 1 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

 
Pale yellow needles with soddyite on matrix
Origin: Swambo, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality)
Sample size: micromount (top), 4 x 15 mm (bottom)
 
Tiny yellow crystals and/or inclusions in matrix
Origin: White Canyon Mining District, San Juan Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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