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Kakanda South Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types
Kakanda South MineMine
Kakanda depositDeposit (Active)
LubudiTerritory
LualabaProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 44' 25'' South , 26° 23' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kambove36,702 (2016)26.2km
Likasi422,414 (2016)45.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
14765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14765:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre


Abandoned copper mine, located 30 km NW of Kambove.

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Co)CO3
Spherocobaltite5.AB.05CoCO3
Dolomite
var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
5.AB.10(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
C Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
O Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Ca Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CoCobalt
Co Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
Co Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Co SpherocobaltiteCoCO3
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
DR Congo

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