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Plancheite from
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Plancheite | |
| Formula: | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O | |
| Habit: | Needles clustering together in urchins. | |
| Colour: | Pale blue. | |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Cuprite | 7 | |
| Calcite | 7 | |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 2 | |
| Quartz | 5 | |
| Malachite | 5 | |
| Kolwezite | 3 | |
| Shattuckite | 2 | |
| Chrysocolla | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plancheite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 8721 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:8721:6 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plancheite | ||
| 5.2km (3.2 miles) | ⓘKamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi mining district, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 96.2km (59.8 miles) | ⓘMindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| References | ||
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo