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Malachite from
Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine; Bwana Mkubwa Mine), Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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Malachite

Bwana M'Kubwa Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cornetite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase1
Pseudomalachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine; Bwana Mkubwa Mine), Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7345:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
28.7km (17.9 miles) ⓘLonshi Mine, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘMulyashy Cu Mine, Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘNkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘMindola pit, Nkana Mine, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘFishtie deposit, Mkushi District, Central Province, Zambia
84.9km (52.8 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘFitula Mine, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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