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Likasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Likasi Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Likasi | City |
| Kambove Territory | Territory |
| Haut-Katanga | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 0' 15'' South , 26° 44' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Panda Mine
A copper mine started in 1915 and now abandoned.
After the mine was considdered exhausted, a large concentration plant was build partly on the site and on the surroundings.
After the mine was considdered exhausted, a large concentration plant was build partly on the site and on the surroundings.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
18 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Buttgenbachite (TL) Formula: Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O Type Locality: Habit: acicular Colour: blue, transparent Description: Difficult to visually distinguish from likasite. References: |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Cornetite Formula: Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 Description: The Royal museum for Middle Africa in Tervuren holds specimens from the Polinard collection, sample 4539 and sample 1160, donated by the UMHK in 1926. |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Habit: Cubes. Colour: Red. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Likasi mine was a huge dome of essentially cuprite.
The mineral was associated with native copper blebs.
In the early days, Likasi produced the best cuprite crystals from Congo, almost exclusively in cubes. |
| ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Habit: tabular Colour: greenish blue References: |
| ⓘ Heterogenite Formula: Co3+O(OH) Colour: Black Description: The RMMA holds a specimen of black heterogenite with a green crust (number 660) donated in 1926 by UMHK.
XRD by Michel Deliens. References: RMMA collectionIdentification: XRD |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Description: The Royal Museum for Middle Africa in Tervuren ( Belgium ) holds a specimen (number 19100) that shows libethenite crystals on pseudomalachite. The specimen was donated by the ULB in 2020. They had it from the UMHK collection and was collected in 1922.
Buttgenbach also mention it in his 1947 book, page 419-420. |
| ⓘ Likasite (TL) Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O Type Locality: Habit: tabular Colour: dark blue Description: Occurs on cuprite. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: acicular References: |
| ⓘ Miersite Formula: (Ag,Cu)I |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Paramelaconite Formula: Cu+2Cu2+2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Description: The Royal museum for Middle Africa in Tervuren holds a specimen from the Polinard collection.
Specimen 18003, donated by The Université Libre de Bruxelles( ULB) in 2017. |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Miersite | 3.AA.05 | (Ag,Cu)I |
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Buttgenbachite (TL) | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| ⓘ | Paramelaconite | 4.AA.15 | Cu+2Cu2+2O3 |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Heterogenite | 4.FE.20 | Co3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Likasite (TL) | 5.ND.05 | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Cornetite | 8.BE.15 | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| N | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| N | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Paramelaconite | Cu2+Cu22+O3 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cornetite | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Likasite | Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Cu | ⓘ Paramelaconite | Cu2+Cu22+O3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Miersite | (Ag,Cu)I |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Bangweulu BlockOrogenic Belt
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo
- Haut-Katanga
- Katanga Copper CrescentMining Area
- ⭔KatangaProvince
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Likasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo