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- Sold
- Locality
- Kamoto East mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Formula
- Y2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3·14H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 2.5x1.5x0.4cm
- Tagged
- carbonate , REE mineral
- Special Info
- Radioactive!!
Bright gold finch yellow radiating crystals of Kamotoite-(Y) to 4mm. Excellent specimen.
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- Sold
- Locality
- Kamoto East mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Formula
- Y2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3·14H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 3x1x0.7cm
- Tagged
- carbonate , REE mineral
- Special Info
- Radioactive!!
Bright canary opaque yellow to glassy yellow platy crystals up to 4mm.
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- Sold
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- Locality
- Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x3.5x1.5cm
- Tagged
- carbonate
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Special Info
- Signed Label
Blue crystalline masses of Kampfite to 3mm at the red arrows. Kampfite is an extremely rare mineral at these deposits and worldwide. It is associated with with brown crystals if Titantaramellite, platy cleavages of light green Sanbornite, and minor Bazirite. All are barium silicates. Kampfite is only found in Callifornia and Yukon, Canada.
Per Mindat: Named in 2001 by the authors: Laurel Christine Basciano, Lee A. Groat, Andrew C. Roberts, Joel D. Grice, Gail E. Dunning, Eugene E. Foord, Ingrid M. Kjarsgaard, and Robert E. Walstrom in honor of Dr Anthony Robert Kampf, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, for his many significant contributions to the study of new and rare minerals. He described and coauthored as of 2022 April, 319 new minerals.
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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
- Size
- Thumbnail 2.3x1.7x1.1cm
- Tagged
- Ba Silicates
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Blue translucent crystalline grains in Sanbornite matrix. Kampfite is named for Dr. Anthony Kampf of LA County Museum and expert mineralogist.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
- Size
- Thumbnail 1.5x1.5x1cm
- Tagged
- Ba Silicates
- Special Info
- Type Locality
A light blue crystalline grain to 3mm across in Sanbornite matrix. Kampfite is found only in the barium silicate deposits of Big Creek-Rush Creek district.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Esquire #1 claim, Rush Creek, Fresno Co., California, United States
- Formula
- Ba12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5
- Size
- Miniature 5x2.5x2.5cm
- Special Info
- Type Locality
- Special Info
- Signed Label
There are two good-sized 2mm blue-gray crystal grains in the matrix of mostly Sanbornite. Associations include Titantaramellite, Celsian, Bazirite. This specimen comes with a signed label from Dr. Anthony Kampf to which the mineral was named after.
