| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Malachite |
| Formula: | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Habit: | Botryoidal/mammillary masses, stalactitic masses. |
| Colour: | Light to dark green. |
| Luminescent properties: | Not fluorescent. |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Chrysocolla | 301 |
| Cornetite | 132 |
| Heterogenite | 62 |
| Pseudomalachite | 9 |
| Dolomite | 5 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 5 |
| Conichalcite | 4 |
| Tenorite | 3 |
| Libethenite | 2 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Malachite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (224 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 99579 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:99579:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Malachite |
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| 4.7km (2.9 miles) | âRuashi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | âLukuni Mine, Kawama, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | âLuiswishi Mine, Kawama, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 22.6km (14.0 miles) | âKiswishi, Kawama, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 30.8km (19.1 miles) | âKinsevere mine, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | âLupoto Mine, Kakumba, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 40.6km (25.2 miles) | âKipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 54.0km (33.6 miles) | âKimbwe Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 66.9km (41.6 miles) | âKipoi Copper Project, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 81.0km (50.3 miles) | âLuishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
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L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo