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Kimbanga prospects (Kimbanga mine), Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kimbanga prospects (Kimbanga mine) | Group of Prospects |
| Kimbedi | Village |
| Mindouli District | District |
| Pool Department | Department |
| Republic of the Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° South , 13° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Located 3km SE of Kimbedi.
"The actual workings consists of 3 small open quarries, about 3km SE of Kimbedi. A local resident Antoine Kitona, occasionally mines dioptase from vertical and bedding plane fractures in massive limsetones. He calls the working from north to south Songo, Songo II and Pata." (Demetrius Pohl)
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Pool Department
- Mindouli District
- Kimbedi
- Kimbanga prospects (Kimbanga mine)
- Kimbedi
- Mindouli District
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Kimbanga prospects, Kimbedi, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo