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Dioptase from
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Dioptase

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dioptase
Formula:CuSiO3 · H2O
Comments:Also as pseudomorphs after calcite (Deliens, 1996).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Shattuckite84
Calcite56
Plancheite48
Quartz35
Malachite34
Chrysocolla9
Pyromorphite7
Bayldonite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dioptase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (186 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4552:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dioptase
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘShangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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).
 
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