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Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | ||
|---|---|---|
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | ||
| Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | ||
| Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | ||
| Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:4 | ||
| Carrollite | 2.10.1.2 | Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | ||
| Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | ||
| A2X | ||
| Cuprite | 4.1.1.1 | Cu2O |
| AX2 | ||
| Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
| Group 10 - OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES | ||
| Am(O,OH)pXq | ||
| Claringbullite (TL) | 10.5.6.1 | Cu4(OH)7Cl · nH2O |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | ||
| AB(XO3)2 | ||
| Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 41 - ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | ||
| A2(XO4)Zq | ||
| Libethenite | 41.6.6.2 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | ||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | ||
| Phlogopite | 71.2.2b.1 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2 |
| Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers | ||
| Modulated Layers with joined strips | ||
| Chrysocolla | 74.3.2.1 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | ||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | ||
| Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | ||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | ||
| Microcline | 76.1.1.5 | KAlSi3O8 |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
19 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.
References
Mining Annual Review (1985): 55, 430.
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.
McGowan, Ross R.; Roberts, Stephen; Boyce, Adrian J. (2006): Origin of the Nchanga copper-cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt. Mineralium Deposita 40, 617-638.
Roberts, S. et al. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 881-891.
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.
McGowan, Ross R.; Roberts, Stephen; Boyce, Adrian J. (2006): Origin of the Nchanga copper-cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt. Mineralium Deposita 40, 617-638.
Roberts, S. et al. (2009): Mineralium Deposita 44, 881-891.
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