Wulfenite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite, etc.

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite, etc.

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Classification
Locality type:	Open-Cast Mine
Species:	Wulfenite
Formula:	Pb(MoO₄)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kasolite	35
Torbernite	25
Malachite	17
Guilleminite	5
Cuprosklodowskite	3
Demesmaekerite	1
Chalcomenite	1
Metatorbernite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Wulfenite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (26 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	11964
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:11964:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Wulfenite

3.1km (1.9 miles)	ⓘ Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
[MinRec 20:280, 20:284] *Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304*

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Wulfenite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Wulfenite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo