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Chalcopyrite from
Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Rutile1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:163298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:163298:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘMindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘChibuluma Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Econ Geol (1986) 81:1838-1852
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
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Torremans, K., Gauquie, J., Boyce, A.J., Barrie, C.D., Dewaele, S., Sikazwe, O., Muchez, Ph. (2013) Remobilisation features and structural control on ore grade distribution at the Konkola stratiform Cu–Co ore deposit, Zambia. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 79. 10-23 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.10.005
 
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