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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Derriksite
Formula:Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6
Colour:olive green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Demesmaekerite13
Malachite12
Chalcomenite8
Guilleminite4
Digenite3
Marthozite2
Quartz1
Cobaltomenite1
Kasolite1
Trogtalite1
Baryte1
Metatorbernite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Derriksite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (26 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20292:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cesbron, Fabien, Pierrot, Roland, Verbeek, ThÃĐodore (1971) La derriksite, Cu4(UO2)(SeO3)2(OH)6·H2O, une nouvelle espÃĻce minÃĐrale. Bulletin de MinÃĐralogie, 94 (5) 534-537 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1971.6619
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (ZaÃŊre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-GÃĐrard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304
 
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