| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Habit: | Mostly cubes or combinations of octahedron and cube. |
| Colour: | Red. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Cuprite | 1 |
| - var Chalcotrichite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 195593 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:195593:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | âKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | âKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | âMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | âMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.3km (2.6 miles) | âKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | âMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | âDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 13.6km (8.5 miles) | âMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | âMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 79.4km (49.3 miles) | âTenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo