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Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tantara Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Shinkolobwe | Village (Historical) |
| Kambove Territory | Territory |
| Haut-Katanga | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 3' South , 26° 30' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre
A Cu deposit formerly worked from an open cut, now abandoned. Belgian geologists called the deposit a "rabbit hole" because it is so small.
Typical specimens are dioptase vugs filled with pink cobalt-bearing calcite and pseudomorphs of calcite that first turned into dioptase, which in turn became plancheite.
Note on the mineral list: According to Janssens et al. (2005), all pseudomorphs from calcite to dioptase to another copper silicate are all plancheite and not shattuckite.
Typical specimens are dioptase vugs filled with pink cobalt-bearing calcite and pseudomorphs of calcite that first turned into dioptase, which in turn became plancheite.
Note on the mineral list: According to Janssens et al. (2005), all pseudomorphs from calcite to dioptase to another copper silicate are all plancheite and not shattuckite.
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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
11 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Bisbeeite' Formula: (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3 Colour: white; pink |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dioptase Formula: CuSiO3 · H2O Description: Also as pseudomorphs after calcite (Deliens, 1996). |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O Description: According to an article in the Mineralogical Record from 2005, all pseudomorphs from calcite to dioptase to another copper silicate, are all plancheite and not shattuckite. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Shattuckite Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 Description: Also as pseudomorphs after calcite (Deliens, 1996).
According to an article in the Mineralogical Record from 2005, all pseudomorphs from calcite to dioptase to another copper silicate, are all plancheite and not shattuckite. References: |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 | |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dioptase | 9.CJ.30 | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Shattuckite | 9.DB.40 | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Plancheite | 9.DP.55 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Bisbeeite' | - | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| 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 | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| 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 | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| Co | ⓘ Dolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Dioptase | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Shattuckite | Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bisbeeite | (Cu,Mg)SiO3 · nH2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
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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Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo