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Plancheite from
Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Plancheite
Formula:Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Comments:Forms mixed specimens with plancheite with chrysocolla.
Colour:Blue.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plancheite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195576:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plancheite
35.6km (22.2 miles) ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘKamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘKamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘKambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘShangulowÃĐ Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, 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
 
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