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Chalcopyrite from
Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:163306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:163306:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Mindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Nkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘChibuluma Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBaluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘFrontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘLuanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Clemmey, H (1974) Sedimentary geology of a late Precambrian copper deposit at Kitwe, Zambia. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique.
Meneghel (1981) Methodology and history o uranium exploration in the northwestern province of Zambia . In Proceedings of an Advisory Group Meeting on Case Histories of Uranium Exploration, IAEA-AG (Vol. 250, No. 14, pp. 75-97).
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
 
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