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Chalcopyrite from
Musoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253259
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253259:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘSamba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘMindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘChibuluma Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
75.4km (46.8 miles) ⓘRuashi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘKipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Cailteux, Jacques; Dimanche, François (1973) Examen des oxydes de fer et titane dans l'environnement du gisement de cuivre de Musoshi (Shaba, République du Zaïre). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 96 (6). p.378-382. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1973.6852
Econ Geol (1988) 83:118-139
Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107
 
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