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


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Malachite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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

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

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Shattuckite37
Dioptase34
Calcite18
Quartz7
Cuprite7
Plancheite6
Dolomite1
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7361
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7361:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘKimpese, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘKamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘKambove West Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘLikasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Janssens, Jozef, Blaton, Norbert, Vochten, Renaud (2005) Dioptase-Planchéite pseudomorphs after calcite from the Tantara copper deposit, Katanga, Republique du Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (6) 521-524
 
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