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Covellite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Covellite
Formula:CuS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Covellite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689525
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689525:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Covellite
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘRuashi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘLuishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘLombe Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
97.9km (60.8 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
Pirard, E., Bertholet, V. (2000) Segmentation of multispectral images in optical metallography. La Revue de Metallurgie-CIT/Science et Genie des Materiaux, Fevrier, 2000 (Figure 2 shows covellite next to "orange bornite"--old name for renierite).
 
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