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Kolwezite from
Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kolwezite
Formula:CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Habit:Needles stuffed together to make urchins.
Colour:Tan to brown.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spherocobaltite1
Dolomite1
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kolwezite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136163
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136163:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kolwezite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
89.0km (55.3 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
92.8km (57.7 miles) ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Gauthier, Gilbert, Deliens, Michel (1999) Cobalt Minerals of the Katanga Crescent, Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 30 (4) 255-267
 
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