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Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Also known as Katanga Copper belt or Katanga Crescent or Katanga Copper Zone.



References:
- Douglass, D.L. (1999): Cobaltoan Calcites and Dolomites from Katanga. Mineralogical Record 30 (4): 269-273
- Gauthier, G. & Deliens, M. (1999): Cobalt minerals of the Katanga Crescent, Congo. Mineralogical Record 30 (4): 255-273
- Weiss, S. (2006): Carrollit, Dolomit, Nickelin, Sphärocobaltit und Baryt aus der Provinz Shaba, Kongo. Lapis 31 (9), 44-46
- Kampunzu, A. B. et al. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Agardite-(Y)
Allophane
var: Cupro-Allophane

Anhydrite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
Aragonite
var: Flos Ferri
Asbolane
Astrocyanite-(Ce) (TL)
Athabascaite
Azurite
Baryte
Becquerelite (TL)
Berzelianite
β-Uranophane
Bieberite
Bijvoetite-(Y) (TL)
Billietite (TL)
Biotite
Bisbeeite
Bornite
Brochantite
Buttgenbachite (TL)
Calcite
var: Cobaltoan Calcite
Carnotite
Carrollite
Cattierite (TL)
'Cattierite-Vaesite Series'
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcomenite
Chalcopyrite
Chernikovite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Claringbullite (TL)
Clausthalite
Clinochlore
Clinoclase
Cobaltomenite
Colusite
Comblainite (TL)
Connellite
Copper
Cornetite (TL)
Cornubite
Cousinite (TL)
Covellite
Crocoite
Cuprite
var: Chalcotrichite
Cuprosklodowskite (TL)
Curienite
Curite (TL)
Cyanotrichite
Demesmaekerite (TL)
Derriksite (TL)
Descloizite
Devilline
Dewindtite (TL)
Digenite
Dioptase
Djurleite
Dolomite
var: Cobaltoan Dolomite
Dumontite (TL)
Erythrite
Fletcherite
Florencite-(La) (TL)
Fluorite
Fourmarierite (TL)
Francevillite
Françoisite-(Nd) (TL)
Galena
Geerite ?
Gerhardtite
Glaukosphaerite
Goethite
Gold
Guilleminite (TL)
'Gummite'
Gypsum
Gysinite-(Nd) (TL)
Hematite
var: Martite
Heterogenite (TL)
Hollingworthite ?
Ianthinite (TL)
Idaite
Ilmenite
Iriginite
Jarosite
Julienite (TL)
Kamotoite-(Y) (TL)
Kasolite (TL)
'K Feldspar'
Klockmannite
Kolbeckite
Kolwezite (TL)
Kotulskite ?
Kuramite
Kyanite
Lepersonnite-(Gd) (TL)
Leucoxene
Libethenite
Liebigite
Likasite (TL)
Limonite
Linnaeite
Lizardite
Ludjibaite (TL)
Magnesite
Malachite
Marthozite (TL)
Masuyite (TL)
Melonite
Merenskyite
Metasaléeite (TL)
Metaschoepite (TL)
Metastudtite (TL)
Metatorbernite
Metatyuyamunite
Metavandendriesscheite (TL)
Microcline
Millerite
Molybdenite
Molybdite
'Monazite'
Morenosite
Mottramite
var: Duhamelite
Muscovite
Népouite
Nickeline
Oosterboschite (TL)
Opal
Oursinite (TL)
Palladinite
Palladium
Palladseite
Paraschoepite (TL)
Parsonsite (TL)
Penroseite
Pentlandite
Phosphuranylite
Phurcalite
Piretite (TL)
Plancheite
Platinum
Polydymite
Protasite (TL)
Pseudojohannite
Pseudomalachite
Pyrite
var: Bravoite
Pyromorphite
Quartz
var: Blue Quartz
var: Citrine ?
Richetite (TL)
Roubaultite (TL)
Rutherfordine
Rutile
Saléeite
Sayrite (TL)
'Scapolite'
Schmitterite
Schoepite (TL)
Schuilingite-(Nd) (TL)
Sengierite (TL)
Shabaite-(Nd) (TL)
Sharpite (TL)
Shattuckite
Shungite
Siderite
Siegenite
Silver
Sklodowskite (TL)
Soddyite (TL)
Spangolite
Spherocobaltite
Spinel
Spionkopite
Stilleite (TL)
Studtite (TL)
Sulvanite
Swamboite (TL)
Talc
Tenorite
Tin
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Trogtalite
Turquoise
Tyuyamunite
Umangite
Umohoite
Urancalcarite (TL)
Uraninite
Uranocircite
Uranophane
Uranopilite
Vaesite (TL)
Vandenbrandeite (TL)
Vandendriesscheite (TL)
Variscite
Vauquelinite
Verbeekite (TL)
Vésigniéite
Volborthite
Vysotskite
Wavellite
Wölsendorfite
Wulfenite
Wyartite (TL)
Yarrowite
Zeunerite
Zippeite
Zircon


615 entries listed. 195 valid minerals. 60 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).

Localities in this Region:
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
 
  • Katanga (Shaba)
    • Katanga Copper Crescent
          • Kamoya
        • Katanga
        • Luambo
          • Mutoshi (Ruwe)

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