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Kolwezite from
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Kolwezite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Kolwezite
Formula:CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Habit:Needles clustering together in urchins.
Colour:Light to dark brown.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite28
- var Cobalt-bearing Calcite18
Chrysocolla4
Malachite4
Plancheite3
Quartz3
Heterogenite3
Baryte1
Dolomite1
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite1
Spherocobaltite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kolwezite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20276
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20276:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kolwezite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
96.0km (59.7 miles) ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Lhoest, Joseph J., Gauthier, Gilbert, King, Vandall T. (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Zaire, in January - February 1991. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1). 13-28
 
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