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Cornetite from
Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Cornetite, etc.

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

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Cornetite, etc.

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cornetite

Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Cornetite
Formula:Cu3(PO4)(OH)3
Habit:Small orthorhombic crystals.
Colour:Blue.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite3
Libethenite1
Chrysocolla1
Pseudomalachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cornetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130600
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130600:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cornetite
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘLikasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘKasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Museum of Victoria specimen No. M 34022.
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard 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).
 
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