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Cuprite from
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


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Cuprite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
08512780017373943601952.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cuprite, etc.

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite7
Calcite6
Shattuckite5
Quartz4
Plancheite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:844035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:844035:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘM'sesa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘLikasi Mine, Likasi, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘShangulowÃĐ Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘKakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘKalabi Mine, Luambo, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘTenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘMashitu South Cu-Co deposit, Mashitu Cu-Co deposit, Kisenda, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Janssens, Jozef, Blaton, Norbert, Vochten, Renaud (2005) Dioptase-PlanchÃĐite pseudomorphs after calcite from the Tantara copper deposit, Katanga, Republique du Congo. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (6) 521-524
 
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