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Vaesite from
Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vaesite
Formula:NiS2
Comments:Seleniovaesite (Bull. Soc. Franç. MinÃĐr. Crist., 1964, LXXXVII, pp. 613-617).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cattierite9
Uraninite8
Muscovite6
Pyrite5
Linnaeite5
Clausthalite2
NÃĐpouite2
Molybdenite2
Goethite2
Native Gold1
Uranopilite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vaesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11479:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vaesite
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘSwambo Hill, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘKasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
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edit.africamuseum.be (n.d.) http://edit.africamuseum.be/geco_website/pdf/Shinkolobwe.pdf
Gauthier, Gilbert, François, Armand, Deliens, Michel, Piret, P. (1989) Famous Mineral Localities: The Uranium Deposits of the Shaba Region, Zaire. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (4) Tucson. 265-304
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (ZaÃŊre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-GÃĐrard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Simon, Grigore, Kesler, Stephen E., Essene, Eric J. (1997) Phase relations among selenides, tellurides, and oxides; II, Applications to selenide-bearing ore deposits. Economic Geology, 92 (4) 468-484 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.4.468
 
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