heterogenite
Sign in to saveHeterogenite is a natural tri-valent cobalt oxyhydroxide mineral. It is the most abundant oxidised cobalt mineral in the Katanga Copperbelt, a region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. About 70% of known heterogenite is located in the DRC.
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.FE.20
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.FE.20
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- Heterogenite
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Htg
- chemical formula
- Co³⁺O(OH)
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/F.04e
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Heterogenite is a natural tri-valent cobalt oxyhydroxide mineral. It is the most abundant oxidised cobalt mineral in the Katanga Copperbelt, a region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. About 70% of known heterogenite is located in the DRC.