| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Renierite | 15 |
| Chalcopyrite | 9 |
| Gallite | 8 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 6 |
| Tennantite-(Zn) | 5 |
| Germanite | 4 |
| Briartite | 4 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Galena | 3 |
| Wurtzite | 2 |
| Pyrite | 2 |
| Tungstenite | 2 |
| Bornite | 2 |
| Arsenopyrite | 1 |
| Pyrrhotite | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Betekhtinite | 1 |
| Carrollite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (7 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 22881 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:22881:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 70.9km (44.0 miles) | ⓘLombe Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 94.6km (58.8 miles) | ⓘKansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia |
| References |
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Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203 |
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Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo