Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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Cu-Co-Mn-U deposit. Known for rare assemblage of uranyl selenites, as well as palladium minerals. The workings consist of several open cuts, the oldest of which, Musonoi Principal, was started during the 1940's. A second cut was begun during the 1950's, and a third cut during the 1970's. The pits, eventually combined, are now connected to the Kamoto group of mines.
Located 2 km NW of Kolwezi.

Dolomitic inferior formation of the Roan system, Katanga group (Precambrian IV), deeply affected by folds and thrust nappes.

Two ore-bodies (about 10 meters) are known, uranium mineralization is located in the faulted inferior ore-body.

Mineral List

Athabascaite Azurite Baryte Becquerelite Berzelianite β-Uranophane Billietite Brochantite Calcite var: Cobaltoan Calcite Carrollite Chalcocite Chalcomenite Chrysocolla Cobaltomenite Copper Cornetite Covellite

Cuprosklodowskite Curite Demesmaekerite (TL) Derriksite (TL) Digenite Dolomite var: Cobaltoan Dolomite Fourmarierite Francevillite Geerite ? Gold Guilleminite (TL) Hematite Heterogenite Hollingworthite ? Ianthinite Kasolite Kolwezite (TL)

Malachite Marthozite (TL) Masuyite Merenskyite Metatorbernite Metatyuyamunite Mottramite Oosterboschite (TL) 'Palladinite' Palladium Palladseite Plancheite Pseudojohannite Roubaultite Rutherfordine Schoepite Sengierite

Sklodowskite Soddyite Spherocobaltite Spionkopite Torbernite Trogtalite Tyuyamunite Uraninite Uranophane Vandenbrandeite Vauquelinite Verbeekite (TL) Wulfenite Yarrowite

65 entries listed. 62 valid minerals. 7 type localities (valid minerals).

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