Plancheite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

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Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite

Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Classification
Locality type:	Open-Cast Mine
Species:	Plancheite
Formula:	Cu₈(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₄ · H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Brochantite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Plancheite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	424071
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:424071:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Plancheite

3.1km (1.9 miles)	ⓘ Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
8.2km (5.1 miles)	ⓘ Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
10.6km (6.6 miles)	ⓘ Mutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
90.7km (56.4 miles)	ⓘ Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
*Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.* *Wilson, Wendell E. (2018) The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 49 (2) 236-304*

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Plancheite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Plancheite from
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo