RMCA
Royal Museum for Central Africa
KMMA
Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
https://www.africamuseum.be/https://www.africamuseum.be/enIt has
a large and good mineral collection, not open to the public (yet), but it seems visits can be arranged.
The U-minerals are in a nice large vault in the cellar ;)
The mineral collection contains more than 17,000 samples, representing about 1,000 different mineral species. Most of the specimens come from Central Africa, particularly from the DR Congo and Rwanda. Most of the deposits and minerals that are known for this region are represented in the collection. The collection includes a large number of specimens of copper and cobalt minerals (sulphides, carbonates, silicates, phosphates, etc.), originating from mining areas along the full length of the Katanga Copperbelt, extending from Lubumbashi to Kolwezi. An extensive reference collection is also available for tin, tantalum and tungsten deposits from northern Katanga, Maniema, Kivu and Rwanda, represented by specimens of cassiterite, columbite-tantalite and ferberite from various localities. Other examples of large specimen series include pegmatitic phosphates from Rwanda, rare earth minerals from Burundi, minerals from volcanic deposits of Kivu and Rwanda, and copper and vanadium minerals from the western part of the DRC. In total, the collection contains about 50 type specimens. New specimens are still frequently added to the collection, through donations, exchanges and fieldwork.
https://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collectionsManager & contact: Florias Mees florias.mees@africamuseum.be
His books
https://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php?action=search2&search=Florias+Mees+KMMALeuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Also see their magazines
https://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,22417.0.htmlAnd see:
the gigantic (8x8x3 cm ca.) wulfenite attached
Photo credit Valere Berlage
https://www.facebook.com/valere.berlagehttps://www.mindat.org/museum-47.html