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Chrysocolla from
Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Pit | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Chrysocolla | |
| Formula: | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 | |
| Comments: | Chrysocolla is the light blue mineral underneath the transparant quartz. | |
| Habit: | Botryoidal. | |
| Colour: | Sky blue. | |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Malachite | 6 | |
| Quartz | 6 | |
| - var Ferruginous Quartz | 1 | |
| Cuprite | 5 | |
| Buttgenbachite | 5 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysocolla data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1995192 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1995192:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla | ||
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘKamalondo Cu-Co deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMambilima Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘKyaundji deposit, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 30.4km (18.9 miles) | ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 41.0km (25.5 miles) | ⓘMutanda Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 52.8km (32.8 miles) | ⓘShangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| References | ||
Paul De Bondt collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification | ||
Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo