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Kenge, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kenge | - not defined - |
| Mfouati District | District |
| Bouenza Department | Department |
| Republic of the Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 25' 18'' South , 13° 43' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
"...we were told of a new digging called Kenge since it is reached from Kenge village about 15km west of Mfouati. The diggings can only be reached by walking 25km south of Mfouati or Kenge. We saw some specimens up to 20x15cm covered in crusts of 1cm crystals. Unfortunately many appear coated with a clay-silica crust or are slightly weathered. Velvet malachite in mammillary crusts to 3cm thick also comes from this locality. Azurite in microcrystals on malachite or as sparkly crystals in small cavities in siliceous jasperoid also occurs here." (Demetrius Pohl- http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,6,238916,238916#msg-238916)
Note: the name of this village may be Kinanga-Kenge. GPS coordinates have been provisionally set to this village.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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Kenge, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo