| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cuprite |
| Formula: | Cu2O |
| Habit: | Octahedrons. |
| Colour: | Bright red. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Chrysocolla
Malachite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chrysocolla | 147 |
| Malachite | 54 |
| Calcite | 37 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 2 |
| Baryte | 16 |
| Plancheite | 7 |
| Quartz | 5 |
| Native Copper | 4 |
| Dolomite | 3 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 2 |
| Kolwezite | 2 |
| Khorixasite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cuprite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (147 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 4184 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:4184:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite |
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| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘDikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘKamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘMupine Mine, 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 |
| 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 |
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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo