| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Spherocobaltite |
| Formula: | CoCO3 |
| Habit: | Trigonal rhombs. |
| Colour: | Magenta red. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Dolomite | 4 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 4 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 1 |
| Kolwezite | 1 |
| Heterogenite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spherocobaltite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 127926 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:127926:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Spherocobaltite |
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| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘKamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 34.7km (21.6 miles) | ⓘKalongwe deposit, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 52.7km (32.7 miles) | ⓘKansuki Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 89.5km (55.6 miles) | ⓘKamalondo Cu-Co deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 92.1km (57.3 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo