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Brochantite from
Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite2
Rouaite2
Azurite1
Quartz1
Buttgenbachite1
Gerhardtite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1312294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1312294:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘKakanda North Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘShangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Joy Desor (Raman and EDS analyses)
 
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