| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Kolwezite |
| Formula: | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Habit: | Needles clustering together in urchins. |
| Colour: | Light to dark brown. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 28 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 18 |
| Chrysocolla | 4 |
| Malachite | 4 |
| Heterogenite | 3 |
| Dolomite | 3 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 3 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Plancheite | 3 |
| Cuprite | 2 |
| Baryte | 1 |
| Spherocobaltite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kolwezite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (24 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20276 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20276:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Kolwezite |
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| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto East 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 |
| 92.1km (57.3 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 96.0km (59.7 miles) | ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo