Vaesite
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Vaesite is a mineral
found together with cattierite
in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralologist.
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
found together with cattierite
Cattierite
Cattierite is a mineral found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was discovered together with Vaesite by Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralologist and named after Felicien Cattier, Chairman of the Board, Union Miniere du Haut Katanga....
in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is named after Johannes F. Vaes, a Belgian mineralologist.