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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mashamba West Mine | Open-Cast Mine (Inactive) |
| Sicomines copper-cobalt project | Mine (Active) |
| Mutshatsha | Territory |
| Lualaba | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 44' 26'' South , 25° 22' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kolwezi | 418,000 (2016) | 10.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre
The opencast mine started in 1978. The mine is called Mashamba West since there is another open-cut working further east (Mashamba East mine). The latter is much less interesting from a mineralogical point of view.
The mine is known for outstanding cobalt-bearing calcite, cuprite, baryte, metatyuyamunite, carnotite, vésigniéite, kolwezite, spherocobaltite, and malachite.
Now part of the Sicomines copper-cobalt project.
Notes on the mineral list:
— When the Kamoya South II Mine was still a secret location, many specimens of its carrollite crystals have been falsely attributed to this locality, as well as to the Kamfundwa mine and other places.
— The report of some uranium minerals at this location seems to be a mistake for the Musonoi Mine located to the north of this locality.
The mine is known for outstanding cobalt-bearing calcite, cuprite, baryte, metatyuyamunite, carnotite, vésigniéite, kolwezite, spherocobaltite, and malachite.
Now part of the Sicomines copper-cobalt project.
Notes on the mineral list:
— When the Kamoya South II Mine was still a secret location, many specimens of its carrollite crystals have been falsely attributed to this locality, as well as to the Kamfundwa mine and other places.
— The report of some uranium minerals at this location seems to be a mistake for the Musonoi Mine located to the north of this locality.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
24 valid minerals. 8 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Prismatic. Colour: Colorless, light to dark yellow and orange. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Some nice vugs of barite have been recovered which contain beautiful, transparent yellow or honey-colored crystals 2.4 cm, associated with malachite, cuprite and/or cobaltoan calcite. Most of the yellow barite is opaque and butterscotch-yellow to caramel-brown in color. The crystals have a relatively simple prismatic habit, sometimes occurring in attractive color combinations. Some colorless and transparent crystals to less than 1 cm have been found on malachite. Of particular interest are the multiphase pseudomorphs after barite. Most of the barite of the Mashamba West mine has been replaced by bright green malachite covered by pale-blue, earthy chrysocolla. The pseudomorph specimens have a rosette-cluster shape consisting of 3 to 5 cm blades up to 1 cm thick. References: |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Habit: Needles. Colour: Green. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Colour: Clear to white. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ✪ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3 Colour: Light to dark pink. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Some of the best cobaltian calcites comes from this mine. References: |
| ✪ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Habit: Tablets and in scales-like crystals. Colour: Yellow to orange. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Formula: CuCo2S4 Description: The source specimen for this report was most certainly from Kamoya South II mine. Because of a period of secrecy before the Kamoya locality was revealed, suppliers told customers that the locality for the new Carrollites was Kamfundwa or Mashamba West, but no carrollite has come from these localities to date. Up-coming article in MR By Gauthier, King, and Morgan explaining the issue. |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Habit: Hexagonal tablets. Colour: Typical blueish. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Occur as quite large crystals on matrix. References: |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Habit: Botryoidal masses and pseudomorphs. Colour: Light blue. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Habit: Very fine needles clustered together in urshin-like aggregates implanted in calcite prism faces. Colour: Grassgreen. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Analysed with EDS and Raman at the Belgian Natural History Museum by H. Goethals, curator of the mineral collection. References: |
| ✪ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Habit: Octahedrons. Colour: Bright red. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O Habit: Trigonal crystals. Colour: Emerald green. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Rare specimens show bright green crystals imbedded in clear calcite crystals. |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Colour: Clear to tan. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 Colour: Pink. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Habit: Needles. Colour: Brown to black. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Heterogenite Formula: Co3+O(OH) Habit: Massive and botryoidal. Colour: Black. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Khorixasite Formula: (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) Habit: Needles. Colour: Light green. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Used to be called duhamelite. References: |
| ✪ Kolwezite Formula: CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: Needles clustering together in urchins. Colour: Light to dark brown. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ✪ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: "primary" style crystals. Colour: Dark green. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph |
| ✪ Metatyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Habit: Orthorhombic, showing platy and by a bevel-ended crystals. Colour: Bright yellow to orange. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Mashamba West mine used to produce the best metatyuyamunite crystals. References: |
| ⓘ Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) Description: This mineral used to be called duhamelite but turned out to be khorixasite. References: |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Habit: Massive and distorted crystals. Colour: Copper red. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Neotocite ? Formula: (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) Description: Cobalt-bearing. No data. Probably should be labeled heterogenite until verified. |
| ⓘ Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O Habit: Needles clustering together in urchins. Colour: Pale blue. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Prismatic. Colour: Transparent to clear. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: Almost black. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Very small smoky quartz crystals has been identified on a specimen with metatyuyamunite, carnotite and chrysocolla. References: Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Formula: (UO2)CO3 Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph |
| ⓘ Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph |
| ⓘ Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 Habit: Small spheres. Colour: Dark blue. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. Description: Dark blue spheres implanted in calcite skalenohedrons. References: |
| ✪ Spherocobaltite Formula: CoCO3 Habit: Trigonal rhombs. Colour: Magenta red. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
| ⓘ Tyuyamunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O Habit: Orthorhombic, showing platy and by a bevel-ended crystals but the terminations are more rounded that for the meta stadium. Colour: Bright yellow. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. |
| ⓘ Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O Description: No specimens known. |
| ✪ Vésigniéite Formula: BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 Colour: Light green, kaki, dark green to black. Fluorescence: Not fluorescent. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Carrollite ? | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Heterogenite | 4.FE.20 | Co3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Schoepite ? | 4.GA.05 | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Tyuyamunite | 4.HB.25 | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Spherocobaltite | 5.AB.05 | CoCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 | |
| ⓘ | Kolwezite | 5.BA.10 | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Rutherfordine ? | 5.EB.05 | (UO2)CO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mottramite var. Duhamelite ? | 8.BH.40 | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| ⓘ | ? | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Khorixasite | 8.BH.40 | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Vésigniéite | 8.BH.45 | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite ? | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprosklodowskite ? | 9.AK.10 | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Uranophane ? | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Plancheite | 9.DP.55 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Neotocite ? | 9.ED.20 | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| H | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rutherfordine | (UO2)CO3 |
| C | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| O | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutherfordine | (UO2)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| 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 |
| Si | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Si | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| V | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| V | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| V | ⓘ Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Neotocite | (Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?) |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Co | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| Co | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| Co | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
| Co | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Co | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Cu | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Vésigniéite | BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Mottramite var. Duhamelite | (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O) |
| Bi | ⓘ Khorixasite | (Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Rutherfordine | (UO2)CO3 |
| U | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Tyuyamunite | Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Congo Craton
- Kibaran BeltShield
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo
- Haut-Katanga
- Katanga Copper CrescentMining Area
- ⭔KatangaProvince
- Lualaba
- Mutshatsha
- Kolwezi mining districtMining District
- Mutshatsha
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