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Native Copper from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Native Copper

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Native Copper

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
00284390017272018152394.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
05286630017272018167720.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
06770940017272018177198.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
07281830017272034737316.jpg
Native Copper

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
00284390017272018152394.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
05286630017272018167720.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
06770940017272018177198.jpg
Native Copper, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Copper
Formula:Cu
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Cuprite2
Calcite1
Smithsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Copper data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22855
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22855:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Copper
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘRuashi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘKinsevere mine, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard 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).
Kampunzu, A.B.; Cailteux, J.L.H.; Kamona, A.F.; Intiomale, M.M.; Melcher, F. (2009) Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (3). p.263-297. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2009.02.003
 
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