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Pyromorphite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
01062320017272018754248.jpg
Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Pyromorphite

Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pseudomalachite2
Reichenbachite2
Malachite1
Vauquelinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22875
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22875:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘLuishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Piret, p., Deliens, M., Piret-Meunier, J. (1985) Occurrence and crystal structure of kipushite, a new copper-zinc phosphate from Kipushi, Zaire. The Canadian Mineralogist, 23 (1) 35-42
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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