| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Calcite is the gangue mineral at Kamoto Fond.
Many carrolliet crystals grow on a bed of calcite crystals or are included in massive calcite. |
| Habit: | Massive and rhombohedrons. |
| Colour: | White. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Carrollite | 16 |
| Chalcopyrite | 10 |
| Bornite | 7 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1451901 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1451901:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘKamoto North Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘKOV 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 |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 57.5km (35.7 miles) | ⓘKinsakala mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 89.0km (55.3 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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