Description
Marthozite in yellow micro-crystals in a gangue a priori composed of secondary copper.
Marthozite is a copper-uranium selenite.
Radioactive mineral.
From the Musonoi (Mupine) copper mine in Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo.
This uranium, copper and cobalt (and other metals) mine is one of the most productive in the Congo. A wide variety of copper- and cobalt-related minerals are present.
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