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Camatue Mine, Camissombo, Lucapa, Lunda Norte Province, Angolai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Camatue Mine | Mine |
| Camissombo | Commune |
| Lucapa | Municipality |
| Lunda Norte Province | Province |
| Angola | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 25' 40'' South , 20° 48' 39'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lucapa | 20,115 (2017) | 7.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Camutue mine
The Camatue diamondiferous kimberlite pipes are located ~10 km east of the town of Lucapa. A group of nine kimberlite pipes are known in the Camutue area. Five of these pipes have been shown to be diamondiferous and two have been mined historically to some extent, e.g., the Camatue-West kimberlite, which has an area of 19.8 ha, and was discovered in 1958 and mined between 1961 and 1974, resulting in the recovery of 33 673 carats at an average mined grade of 9 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht), (PorterGeo).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Picroilmenite | 4.CB.05 | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite | (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3 |
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Camatue Mine, Camissombo, Lucapa, Lunda Norte Province, Angola