Descloizite from
Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

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Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite

Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Descloizite
Formula:	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:	Tarbuttite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vanadinite	4
Smithsonite	1
Tarbuttite	1
Corkite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Descloizite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	44327
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:44327:8
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Descloizite

32.6km (20.3 miles)	ⓘ Carmarnor Mine, Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, Zambia
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. *Korowski, Stanley P., Notebaart, Cor W. (1980) Famous Mineral Localities: The Broken Hill Mine, Zambia. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (6) 339-348* Santoro, Licia, Putzolu, Francesco, Mondillo, Nicola, Boni, Maria, Herrington, Richard (2020) Influence of Genetic Processes on Geochemistry of Fe-oxy-hydroxides in Supergene Zn Non-Sulfide Deposits. Minerals, 10 (7) 602 doi:10.3390/min10070602

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Descloizite from Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia

Descloizite from
Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia