| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Habit: | "primary" style crystals. |
| Colour: | Dark green. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Baryte
Chrysocolla
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chrysocolla | 140 |
| Calcite | 92 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 47 |
| Cuprite | 54 |
| Metatyuyamunite | 49 |
| Dolomite | 23 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 22 |
| Baryte | 16 |
| Quartz | 11 |
| Heterogenite | 10 |
| Vésigniéite | 7 |
| Carnotite | 6 |
| Plancheite | 5 |
| Kolwezite | 4 |
| Brochantite | 3 |
| Goethite | 2 |
| Shattuckite | 2 |
| Uranophane | 2 |
| Tyuyamunite | 1 |
| Dioptase | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (216 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 20277 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:20277:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘKapata, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, 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 |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘKOV Open cut, 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 |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo