| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Native Copper |
| Formula: | Cu |
| Habit: | Massive and distorted crystals. |
| Colour: | Copper red. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 12 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 12 |
| Dolomite | 8 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 4 |
| Cuprite | 4 |
| Chalcocite | 1 |
| Chrysocolla | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Native Copper data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20271 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20271:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper |
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| 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 |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 84.4km (52.4 miles) | ⓘTenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo