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Bornite from
Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Bornite
Formula:Cu5FeS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616107:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bornite
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘChibuluma Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘNkana south limb, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘKipapila Mine, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Master, Sharad; Mirrander Ndhlovu, N (2015) Geochemical, microtextural and petrological studies of the Samba prospect in the Zambian Copperbelt basement: a metamorphosed Palaeoproterozoic porphyry Cu deposit. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 6673 pp.
 
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