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


Locality type:Deposit
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 south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1766945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1766945:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘMindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘChibuluma Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘBaluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘFrontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘLuanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Brems, D., Muchez, Ph., Sikazwe, O., Mukumba, W. (2009) Metallogenesis of the Nkana copper–cobalt South Orebody, Zambia. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 55 (3) 185-196 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.04.003
 
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