BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number RC1100/1; UG5434; MRPROG617;
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name 'Original entry: Cobalt Ore'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Weakly radioactive Cobalt Ore. (o.12% eU3O8). The specimen is a hornfel consisting of quartz, biotite, green hornblende, and minor apatite. Arsenpyrite & a mineral of loellingite type have extensively replaced the hornfels.
Locality details Cobalt Ore. Hilltop Claims, Manna Crest Farm, Bindura, Southern Rhodesia.
50k map sheet Not entered
Map reference Not entered
Year collected
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions