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Baryte from
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Translucent tabular crystals to 2 + cm w/malachite inclusions, pale green, undamaged 5 cm group. Also chisel point xls in parallel, 3.5 cm. Occurs in larger xls, usually not as gemmy.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite168
Heterogenite5
Plancheite5
Chrysocolla4
Calcite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (114 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93572
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93572:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKamfundwa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, 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).
Pendeville, J.-M. (1998) Courrier. Le Règne Minéral, 4 (22) Les Éditions du Piat. 21
 
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