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Likasite from
Likasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Likasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Likasite
Formula:Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Comments:Occurs on cuprite.
Habit:tabular
Colour:dark blue
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Brochantite
Buttgenbachite
Cuprite
Malachite
Native Copper
Native Silver
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cuprite6
Gerhardtite2
Chrysocolla2
Buttgenbachite1
Native Copper1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Likasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Likasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:136168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:136168:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Likasite
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘKalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Schoep, Alfred; Borchert, W.; Kohler, K. (1955) La likasite Cu12(OH)14(NO3)4(PO4)2, nouveau minéral. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 78 (1). 84-88 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1955.4988
Lhoest, J. (1992) Die Lagerstätten des Kupfergürtels von Shaba/Zaire und ihre Mineralien [The deposits of the Shaba/Zaire copper belt and their minerals]. Lapis, 17 (3). 13-40; 58
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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