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


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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
02547390017363679452242.jpg
Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
00994140017272018874977.jpg
Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
04959240017272018828202.jpg
Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
07188310017272018843589.jpg
Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
00994140017272018874977.jpg
Reichenbachite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Reichenbachite
Formula:Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Comments:The specie was discovered when the kipushite pocked was worked out in 1988/89 by J. M. Pendeville.
The specimens were found just underneath shaft 1, along with kipushite.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudomalachite7
Kipushite5
Pyromorphite2
Vauquelinite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Reichenbachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22877
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22877:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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).
Frost, Ray L., Reddy, B. Jagannadha, Palmer, Sara J., Keeffe, Eloise C. (2011) Structure of selected basic zinc/copper (II) phosphate minerals based upon near-infrared spectroscopy – Implications for hydrogen bonding. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 78 (3) 996-1003 doi:10.1016/j.saa.2010.12.014
 
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