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Malachite from
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite, etc.

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite, etc.

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
04815620017272044606941.jpg
Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
02034560017272018541707.jpg
Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite, etc.

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Malachite

Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte168
Plancheite16
Chrysocolla7
Heterogenite6
Shattuckite2
Dolomite1
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite1
Brochantite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13180:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMulungwishi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘKambove West Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘKamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘKalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘKakanda North Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
[www.thamesvalleyminerals.com]
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
 
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