| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite |
| Formula: | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
| Comments: | Some of the best cobaltian calcites comes from this mine. |
| Colour: | Light to dark pink. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Cuprite
Kolwezite
Malachite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Malachite | 47 |
| Kolwezite | 18 |
| Native Copper | 12 |
| Heterogenite | 8 |
| Quartz | 7 |
| Dolomite | 6 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 2 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Plancheite | 2 |
| Cuprite | 2 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Chalcocite | 1 |
| Spherocobaltite | 1 |
| Brochantite | 1 |
| Chrysocolla | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cobalt-bearing Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (94 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20270 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20270:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cobalt-bearing Calcite |
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| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 60.6km (37.7 miles) | ⓘKinsakala mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 92.1km (57.3 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 96.0km (59.7 miles) | ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 96.2km (59.8 miles) | ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo