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Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | ||
| Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | ||
| Pyrrhotite | 2.8.10.1 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | ||
| Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Molybdenite | 2.12.10.1 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | ||
| AB2O6 | ||
| Brannerite | 8.3.4.1 | (U4+,REE,Th,Ca)(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1 | ||
| Brochantite | 30.1.3.1 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2) | ||
| Amphiboles - Ca subgroup | ||
| Plancheite | 66.2.1.1 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 1:1 layers | ||
| Allophane | 71.1.5.1 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| Biotite | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'Monazite' | - | |
18 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.
References
Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. USGS Open-File Report 03-107.
Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.
Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.
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