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Hematite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22865:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘL'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘKinsevere mine, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘLuishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
98.0km (60.9 miles) ⓘShituru Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Piret, p., Deliens, M., Piret-Meunier, J. (1985) Occurrence and crystal structure of kipushite, a new copper-zinc phosphate from Kipushi, Zaire. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 35-42
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).
 
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