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M'sesa deposit, Kambove, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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A Cu deposit, worked from several open cuts that were abandoned during the 1970's. The remaining dumps have been removed for reprocessing.
Located 2 km N of Kambove.



References:
- Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)





Mineral List:
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
  		•  Buttgenbachite
    Cu
     
    19
    		[(OH)
     
    32
    		|(NO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)]
  		•  Claringbullite (TL)
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    7
    		|Cl] · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: M'sesa deposit, Kambove, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992); Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
  		•  Libethenite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992); Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
  		•  Plancheite
    Cu
     
    8
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)]
    Site Photo
    M'sesa deposit, Kambove, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Paul De Bondt
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    M'sesa deposit, Kambove, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Paul De Bondt
  		•  Shattuckite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    M'sesa deposit, Kambove, Central area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Spangolite
    Cu
     
    6
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|Cl|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)]


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