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Baryte from
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Baryte | |
| Formula: | BaSO4 | |
| Comments: | Translucent tabular crystals to 2 + cm w/malachite inclusions, pale green, undamaged 5 cm group. Also chisel point xls in parallel, 3.5 cm. Occurs in larger xls, usually not as gemmy. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Malachite | 168 | |
| Heterogenite | 5 | |
| Plancheite | 5 | |
| Chrysocolla | 4 | |
| Calcite | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Baryte data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (114 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 93572 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:93572:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Baryte | ||
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘKamfundwa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| 7.0km (4.4 miles) | ⓘKamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| 11.0km (6.9 miles) | ⓘKabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | |
| 45.0km (28.0 miles) | ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo | |
| References | ||
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo