| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Habit: | Massive, sometimes covered with minute indistinct crystals. |
| Colour: | Banded in light and dark green. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Cuprite | 3 |
| Spherocobaltite | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 1 |
| Kolwezite | 1 |
| Petrified Wood | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 195588 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:195588:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | âKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | âKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | âKOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | âMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | âMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.1km (2.6 miles) | âKapata, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | âMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | âDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.9km (3.7 miles) | âKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | âMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo