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Malachite from
Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cornetite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96754:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘLombe Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
personal visits and collecting in 1996 and 1997
Jacobs T, Becker M, Kalichini M, Greyling L, Reid D (2014) Process mineralogical characterization of copper ores from Kansanshi Mine, Zambia. 21 st meeting of the International Mineralogical Association. p 114
Jacobs, T. T. (2016). Process mineralogical characterisation of the Kansanshi copper ore, NW Zambia (Masters thesis, University of Cape Town).
MacIntyre, Timothy J. (2019) Geology and geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia. Geology and geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia, Colorado School of Mines.
 
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