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Calcite from
Luishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Luishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520860
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520860:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘKamatanda prospect, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘKakontwe cement quarry, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘKambove West Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘKamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘKamfundwa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Gauthier, G., King, V., and Morgan, R., in press, Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine.
 
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