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Chalcopyrite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bornite127
Dolomite84
Tennantite Subgroup56
Chalcocite51
Cuprite42
Quartz33
Digenite32
Galena24
Calcite18
Sphalerite17
Goethite8
Pyrite7
Covellite6
Native Silver5
Germanite5
Renierite5
Stromeyerite4
Tenorite2
Smithsonite1
Cerussite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13306:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘAlt Bobos Mine, Uris Farm 481, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘTschudi Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
50.1km (31.2 miles) ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘGuchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBerg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203
Chetty, D., Frimmel, H. E. (2000) The role of evaporites in the genesis of base metal sulphide mineralisation in the Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and fluid inclusion evidence from carbonate wall rock alteration. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (4) 364-376 doi:10.1007/s001260050247
 
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