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Shattuckite from
M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Shattuckite

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Shattuckite
Formula:Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite3
Cuprite2
Chrysocolla1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shattuckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view M'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9985:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shattuckite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘShangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Handbook of Mineralogy.
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).
 
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