| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chrysocolla |
| Formula: | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Habit: | Botryoidal masses and pseudomorphs. |
| Colour: | Light blue. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Cuprite | 147 |
| Malachite | 140 |
| Calcite | 33 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 1 |
| Baryte | 24 |
| Carnotite | 12 |
| Quartz | 8 |
| Metatyuyamunite | 6 |
| Kolwezite | 4 |
| Dolomite | 3 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 3 |
| Dioptase | 2 |
| Shattuckite | 1 |
| Heterogenite | 1 |
| Plancheite | 1 |
| Native Copper | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chrysocolla data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 3665 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:3665:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla |
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| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘKOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 47.7km (29.6 miles) | ⓘMutanda Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 48.4km (30.1 miles) | ⓘKengere Mine, Kengere, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 84.4km (52.4 miles) | ⓘTenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 89.5km (55.6 miles) | ⓘKamalondo Cu-Co deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo