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Glaukosphaerite from
Kasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Glaukosphaerite | |
| Formula: | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | Although glaucosphaerite was first described from Australia, it had long been known from Kasompi as "kasompiite", but the name was never submitted to the nomenclature committee (Deliens, 1996). Associated with dark green acicular malachite. | |
| Habit: | fibers | |
| Colour: | light green | |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Cornetite Cuprosklodowskite Kasolite Malachite Pseudomalachite Sklodowskite Torbernite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Heterogenite | 2 | |
| Dolomite | 1 | |
| Crocoite | 1 | |
| Malachite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Glaukosphaerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 195577 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:195577:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Kasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo