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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite from
Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Cobalt-bearing Dolomite, etc.

Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite var: Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
Formula:Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2
Comments:Occur as dark magenta specimens.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Heterogenite3
Kolwezite3
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cobalt-bearing Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1626850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1626850:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘKakanda South Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘKakanda North Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘShangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification
 
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