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Digenite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Digenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Digenite
Formula:Cu9S5
Comments:Seleniodigenite : Cu7.05 S2.56 Se1.44
Se up to 18%, Se/S+Se up to 0.36
Deep parts of the superficial oxidation zone : metasomatic lenses of digenite, associated with malachite, chalcomenite, kasolite, cuprosklodowskite, wulfenite, etc.
Secondary S-Se concentration, or primary sulfide mineralization associated with uraninite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite92
Cuprosklodowskite38
Rutherfordine35
Schoepite32
Guilleminite24
Uranophane22
Kasolite13
Metatorbernite13
Marthozite11
Vandenbrandeite11
Soddyite11
Demesmaekerite8
Sklodowskite8
Native Gold7
Baryte6
Derriksite3
Studtite2
Quartz2
Torbernite2
Brochantite2
Chalcomenite1
Chrysocolla1
Goethite1
Calcite1
Hematite1
Borzęckiite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Digenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20293:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Digenite
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
95.0km (59.0 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Oosterbosch, Robert; Picot, Paul; Pierrot, Roland (1964) La digénite sélénifère de Musonoï (Katanga). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 87 (4). 613-617 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1964.5781
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Roberts, Andrew C., Paar, Werner H., Cooper, Mark A., Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., Jedwab, J. (2002) Verbeekite, monoclinic PdSe2, a new mineral from the Musonoi Cu-Co-Mn-U mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (1) 173-179 doi:10.1180/0026461026610020
Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304
 
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