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Kipushite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Kipushite | |
| Formula: | (Cu,Zn)5Zn(PO4)2(OH)6 · H2O | |
| Comments: | The first specimens were recovered in the 1970's but due to too less specimens, the specie was not reported. The same collector ( Joseph Lhoest ) from the early kipushites, briefed J. M. Pendeville about the locality where he found them. Then in 1988, he was succesfull and found the locality and cleaned the pocket out. The specimens were found just underneath shaft 1, along with reichenbachite and pseudomalachite. | |
| Colour: | Green. | |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Hemimorphite Malachite Pseudomalachite Pyromorphite Reichenbachite Vauquelinite Veszelyite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Pseudomalachite | 13 | |
| Reichenbachite | 5 | |
| Quartz | 4 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kipushite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 22868 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:22868:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| References | ||
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo