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Plancheite from
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Plancheite

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Plancheite
Formula:Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Comments:According to an article in the Mineralogical Record from 2005, all pseudomorphs from calcite to dioptase to another copper silicate, are all plancheite and not shattuckite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Dioptase
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dioptase78
Calcite35
Malachite20
Pyromorphite7
Chrysocolla6
Quartz5
Shattuckite5
Cuprite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plancheite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (54 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195547
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195547:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plancheite
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘKamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘShangulowÃĐ Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
35.6km (22.2 miles) ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Lhoest, J. (1992) Die LagerstÃĪtten des KupfergÞrtels 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 (ZaÃŊre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-GÃĐrard 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).
Janssens, Jozef, Blaton, Norbert, Vochten, Renaud (2005) Dioptase-PlanchÃĐite pseudomorphs after calcite from the Tantara copper deposit, Katanga, Republique du Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (6) 521-524
[1](2005) November - December 2005. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 36 (6) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.pp.521-524
 
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