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Chrysocolla from
Likasi Mine, Likasi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite5 photos of Chrysocolla associated with Chalcocite at this locality.
Malachite4 photos of Chrysocolla associated with Malachite at this locality.
Cuprite2 photos of Chrysocolla associated with Cuprite at this locality.
Gerhardtite1 photo of Chrysocolla associated with Gerhardtite at this locality.
Likasite1 photo of Chrysocolla associated with Likasite at this locality.
Buttgenbachite1 photo of Chrysocolla associated with Buttgenbachite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Likasi Mine, Likasi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195544:6
GUID (UUID V4):68c2d780-0489-4d99-bd7c-0db1f15a1070
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
21.5km (13.4 miles) Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
22.6km (14.0 miles) Kamoya prospect, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
26.9km (16.7 miles) Kamfundwa Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
28.8km (17.9 miles) Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
33.8km (21.0 miles) Kabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
34.4km (21.3 miles) Luishia Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
50.0km (31.1 miles) Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
62.6km (38.9 miles) Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
69.9km (43.4 miles) Mambilima Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
71.6km (44.5 miles) Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...and on the best grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's
Other Paper
ancienne colonie belge « La République Démocratique du Congo » avec une exposition intitulée : Na de mineralen...voormalige Belgische kolonie «De Democratische Republiek Congo» met een tentoonstelling getiteld: « Les merveilles...van de mijn-exploitatie. Het beste symbool van Katanga is koper. We weten dat het koper, geproduceerd...geproduceerd in de lokale metaalgieterijen van Katanga, al sinds de XVI de eeuw in Europa toekwam langs de Atlantische...aarde). In de periode van de “Etat Indépendant du Congo” van Leopold II en later van de Belgische Kongo
Journal (issue)
1985 duikt geregeld de naam "Mashamba-West" op in mine ralogische vakliteratuur . De laatste jaren heeft...riicromounts opgeleverd . Zuidoost Shaba (vroeger Katanga) i s beroemd voor de mineralen die er gevonden...groep) of Lumumbashi-sektor, de centrale groep o f Likasi-sektor en de westelijke groep of Kolwezi-sektor...Lumumbashi geraken . De asfaltweg door het distrikt van Likasi naar Kolwezi is vri j slecht, en vaak is benzine...ko- per-artefakten en koperen munten genoem d "Katanga-kruisen" (GAUTHIER ET AL ., 1989) . Naar het einde
Report (issue)
(Cu; Al)2 H2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 ² nH2 O Chrysocolla c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 Crystal...31 99.92 (1) Mednorudyansk, Russia. (2) Kamoya, Congo. Occurrence: In the oxidized portions of many copper...Solomon's) mine, Israel. From the Star of the Congo mine, Lubumbashi, and at Likasi and Kakanda, Katanga Province...Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the USA, in Arizona, constitutes parts of large orebodies, as...substance used in the soldering of gold, including chrysocolla as well as other blue and green minerals. References:
Report (issue)
calcite, brochantite, antlerite, atacamite, chrysocolla, iron oxides, clay minerals. Distribution: A...Onganja mine, 60 km northeast of Windhoek, and at Tsumeb. At Likasi, Ruwe, and the Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi...Kolwezi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the USA, in Arizona, large crystals from Bisbee...South Australia; large crystals in the Red Dome mine, Chilliago, Queensland. Name: From the Latin cuprum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cu-Ag deposit of Dikulushi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Dikulushi deposit consists of a Cu-Pb-Zn-Fe...mineralization is composed of malachite, azurite, and chrysocolla that are enriched in 65Cu (1.37–2.65‰ δ65Cu)...in 65Cu. Precipitation of Cu(II) oxides—i.e., chrysocolla (~Cu(II)4H4 Si4O10(OH)8), azurite (Cu(II)3(CO3)2...Dikulushi Cu-Ag deposit in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Fig. 1). Dikulushi is located... N Dikulushi DRC Kolwezi C op p e r Zambia Likasi be lt Lubumbashi Angola Zambia Kitwe 200km
Report (issue)
66.54 3.77 Total 99.47 99.09 100.00 (1) Mercedes mine, Coquimbo, Chile. (2) L’ubietová, Slovakia. (3)...Association: Pseudomalachite, malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, iron oxides. Distribution: Many minor localities...Vacas mine, near Vila Viçosa, and from near Alcoutim. Very large crystals from the Rokana mine, near...Mindouli, and Likasi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From the Burra Burra mine, Mount Lofty...Nevada; at the Castle Dome mine, Globe-Miami, Gila Co., the Old Reliable mine, Copper Creek, Pinal Co.
Journal (issue)
the L'Etoile du Congo Mine Lumbumbashi, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...copper minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been available for many years. Although production...Recent offerings of principally malachite and chrysocolla have been widely available, with cornetite, libethenite...other species less so. The L'Etoile du Congo (Star of the Congo) Mine is the type locality for cornetite...become Zambia (and not to be confused with the other Congo on the African west coast!) See figure 1. Perhaps
Journal (issue)
een dubbelslag ! 20.15 h "De Sitio do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho groeve) in Portugal" Etienne Mans ...werden opgezet. Zo bestond de uitbater van de Savage Mine het ooit om zijn voltallige ploeg kompels gedurende...de hoofdstraat was afgezet met grote blokken chrysocolla. Pas na 38 pagina’s komt het eerste hoofdstuk...verhaal over edelmetaal - met name de Round Mountain Mine in Nye County (8 pp). Hier werd goud op beperkte...dubbele zal zijn dan die van California. De Meikle Mine in het noordoosten (6 pp) is naast goud (u had toch
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGY OF KATANGA, MAURICE AND BELGIAN ORE DEPOSITS CONGO. ROBERT. CONTENTS.' General...and ore depositsof the now famous Katanga district of the Belgian Congo. The information was gained during...direction of the writer for the Comit• Specialdu Katanga. .411uvialand SuperficialDeposits. Alluvial ...Biano highlands,which form the uplandsof central Katanga and rise to elevationsgreater than •5oo meters...areasin the northwest part of the province of Katanga. Other outliers occurto the east,in elongateddepressions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Democratic Republic of Congo Downloaded by [University of Idaho] at 15:32 13 June 2016 I Dr. Robert B . Cook...chalcophyllite, gypsum, libethenite, calcite, barite, chrysocolla, sphalerite, cerussite, pyrite, and even wood...wood and bone. Azurite, shattuckite, chrysocolla, chalcoalumite, goethite, and cuprite pseudomorphs after...or interesting localities include the Loudville mine, Hanipshire County, Massachusetts; Chimney Rock...County, and New Brunswick, New Jersey; the Jones mine in Berks County, and Phoenixville and French Creek
Book
PART ONE: CAPITAL I 2 3 Mining capital in Katanga: the compass of unskilled labour in industrial...black labour: work and cornpound conditions in Katanga, 1911-25 165 Desertion as an index of dependence...black workforce in the copper mines 1936-37 191 6 Mine compounds on the Copperbelt as at 1941 232 List...153 7 UMHK: Distribution of voluntary labour by mine/works and area of origin, 1915- 18 8 9 10 11 12...1918 'flu epidemic on black industrial labour in Katanga 171 UMHK: Mortality, desertion and turnover rates
Journal (issue)
gestratifieerde Cu-Co-U-afzettingen zoals die o .a . i n Katanga (Shaba) voorkomen . Fig . 1 Schacht nr. 5 met...d Angola-Zaire, met als voorbeelden M'Passa in Congo en Kipushi in ZO-Shaba in Zaire . Ertslichamen van...van de eerst e prospektiemissie naar het Zambezi-Congo grensgebied in opdracht van de Rober t William's...leek hem een goede uitvalsbazis om van daaruit Katanga te exploreren . In de omgeving van Kansanshi waren...spektakulair . Op instruktie van het Speciale Katanga Comité van koning Leopold II (Gauthier et al .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Article Geometallurgy of Cobalt Black Ores in the Katanga Copperbelt (Ruashi Cu-Co Deposit): A New Proposal... M. Geometallurgy of Cobalt Black Ores in the Katanga Copperbelt (Ruashi Cu-Co Deposit): A New Proposal...Mining S.A, Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University...Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo; theophil.ngoy@ruashi.com (T.K.); chabu.cm@gmail...Democratic Republic of the Congo; shengolutandulamichel@yahoo.fr Department of Mine Geology, Ruashi Mining
Catalog/List
black pitch like mass in blue Chrysocolla Star Mine, L_u/lwmbashi South Katanga C;fi/40 small 2x2 £25 - A...tabular twinned crystal about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 11...( small hollow tubes or epimorphs) Toca da Onca Mine, Virgem da lapa, Minas Gerais Brazil £35 12. HOLMQUISTlTE...micro crystals on l xl .5 inch matrix Schoeller Mine Kladno. Czech Republic . a 15. KTENASITE blue...blue micros and coatings on l xl inch Glomrudkollen Mine, Modum Norway l xl £12 16. CORNETITE rich coverage
Book
mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...Buttgenbach H. (1 947) Les Mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p. Paris: Ed. Dunod. Cesbron, F. (1985)...the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new admin istrative subdivision for...concern the former Katanga Province. According to the new subdivision, the former Katanga Province is now...three new provinces: the Haut-Katanga Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What
Journal (issue)
Six Articles Hubeite, a new mineral from the Daye mine near Huangshi, Hubei Province, China . . . . . ...for minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 473 by R. H. Currier The Nueva Vizcaya mine, Burguillos del Cerro Badajoz, Spain . . . . . ...specialization, such as the minerals of a certain state or mine, the minerals of a particular metal or compositional...Karl von Haidinger (1795–1871) with 63. Figure 1. Dr. Pete J. Dunn, U.S. National Museum of Natural History
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Korea University] at 11:41 06 January 2015 Moonta Mine, South Australia, Australia W ere it not for a...localities. Consequently, an atacamite from the Moonta mine, South Australia, Australia, has been suggested...found in fibrous, granular, and compact aggregates. Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...paratacamite. Pseudomorphs of malachite and chrysocolla after atacamite have been reported; pseudomorphs...antlerite, linarite, caledonite, malachite, chrysocolla, and gypsum. Atacamite is essentially unknown
Journal (issue)
with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection, Paris;...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper, cadmium...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960... HISTORY the Foreign Office refused to annex Katanga (at least until 1880), which was, however, an enclave
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the Dikulushi Cu-Ag Deposit, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo MAARTEN HAEST,† PHILIPPE MUCHEZ...Quartier du Golfe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo Abstract The Dikulushi Cu-Ag deposit is located...region in the southeast Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Kundelungu Plateau...comprise Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks of the Katanga Supergroup that attain an overall thickness of...is exposed in the western part of the Dikulushi mine, marked by ductile deformed shale that was transported
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lufukwe, Lufilian Foreland, Democratic Republic of Congo HAMDY A. EL DESOUKY,† PHILIPPE MUCHEZ, Geodynamics...MINING CONGO SARL, 8034 Avenue Nyota, Quartier Golf, Lumbumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo Abstract...border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of the largest sediment-hosted stratiform...Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks belonging to the Katanga Supergroup. The Kinkumbi prospect, a sediment-hosted...Lufilian folding and deposition of the entire Katanga Supergroup. The Monwezi Sandstone was subjected
Journal (issue)
variety, from the Britannia Mine , North Wales, and from the Botallack Mine, Cornwall A.M. Pollard, R.G...Williams, R.E. Bevins and S. Turgoose 23 The Wesley Mine; a further occurrence of manganese oxide-hosted...Croft Mine , Cornwall- a second English occurrence 1. Betterton Native silver from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck...Fells, Cumbria M. Wirth Rosasite from West Pasture Mine, Weardale , Co. Durham B. Young and J.G. Francis...relationship to sulfide mineralization. At the Pinnacles Mine, 16 km south west of Broken Hill , the Pinnacles
Journal (issue)
Deze maand worden specimens van cornetiet uit Congo aangeboden. Meer details hierover vind je elders... NALS (BOLZANO). Haus der Vereine, Dr. Gregor Gasser Straße 10. Beurs (M). ...mineral locality index 246-255 Siderite, Siete Suyos mine, Atocha-Quechisla District, Potosi Dept., Bolivia...Iron Monarch, a mine in South Australia 270-276 Uranium mineralization at the Apex mine, Land 279- Rochester...occurrence, W-Pierrepont, St. Lawrence Co., NY;Chickering mine, Walpole, New Hampshire; crystal structure of yofotierite;
Journal (issue)
SPECIAL ARTICLES · $5,000 R.EwABD. By Dr. Eles THE NEw MINERALS OF KATANGA. By Edward Cahen NOTES ON THE BuTTE...by those of our readers who are mining engineers, mine offi• cials, prospectors, or those otherwise interested...suggests this. The Romance of Rocks and :Minerals: By Dr. R. F. H . Harter. Many of the great countries of...developtnent. We are sure our readers will enjoy Dr. Harter's very interesting article, as it brings...························The New l\1inerals of Katanga ...............................·-·············
Journal (issue)
on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre­ hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his life’s work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of
 
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