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Cobalt-bearing Calcite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Formula:(Ca,Co)CO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kolwezite22
Malachite16
Dolomite5
- var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite5
Heterogenite4
Spherocobaltite2
Chrysocolla1
Cuprosklodowskite1
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cobalt-bearing Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3827
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3827:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cobalt-bearing Calcite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘKolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘMupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘKinsakala mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
84.2km (52.3 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘTenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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