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Azurite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachiteⓘ8 photos of Azurite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Smithsoniteⓘ1 photo of Azurite associated with Smithsonite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22841:1
GUID (UUID V4):e8c90ba2-f35e-49af-a05d-366e7c11b7cf
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
37.4km (23.3 miles) ⓘRuashi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘKinsevere mine, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
70.8km (44.0 miles) ⓘKimbwe Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘLombe Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘKansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
References
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ancienne colonie belge « La RĂ©publique DĂ©mocratique du Congo » avec une exposition intitulĂ©e : 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 IndĂ©pendant du Congo” van Leopold II en later van de Belgische Kongo
Journal (issue)
Three Articles Famous mineral localities: The Kipushi mine, Z a ir e ....................................J. Lhoest P.O. Box 141 B-4000 Liege, Belgium Kipushi is famous as a rich pipe-like deposit o f zinc...Crescent, it has yielded many valuable specimens. Kipushi is the type locality fo r renierite and kipushite...situated at a higher stratigraphic level in the Katanga System or its equivalents. This province includes...Angola-Congo craton, examples being M ’Passa in the People’s R e­ public of the Congo and Kipushi in southeastern
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
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
Report (issue)
85 α = 111.5◩ Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Otavi mine, Southwest Africa [=Tsumeb, Namibia]; close to arsentsumebite...zone of some arsenic-bearing Pb–Cu Association: Azurite, smithsonite, malachite, cerussite, mimetite, wulfenite...Tsumeb, Namibia. At Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)...from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co.; from the Mex-Tex mine, near Bingham, Hansonburg district...San Bernardino Co., California; in the Black Pine mine, near Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana. From Roughton
Catalog/List
with micro Sphalerite on 2x2 matrix Lers Malines Mine, Gard, France ÂŁ20 4. BENTORITE a very rare, Cr containing...crystals, possible Dickite micros too. Panteg-y-Gaseg Mine, Amlwch Anglesey, Wales ÂŁ18 I 0. PENNANTITE small...matrix. Plates are about I to 1.5 mm size (Benallt Mine,Lleyn, Wales) ÂŁ30 11. BOURNONITE good blocky grey... all over 2.5 x2.5 inch surface Likasi Mine, Katanga Congo ÂŁ25 14. SIDERITE rich red-brown cleavages...tabular twinned crystal about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) ÂŁ40 Na Be PO4 17
Report (issue)
smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, malachite, azurite. Distribution: Widespread in small amounts. Localities...Loktevskii mine, upper Loktevka River, west Altai Mountains, Russia. At Monteponi, and in the Rosas mine, Sulcis... Cochise Co., in the Silver Hill mine, Pima Co., and at the 79 mine, Gila Co.; from Cerro Gordo, Inyo...Juab Co., at the Hidden Treasure mine, Tooele Co., in the Apex mine, near St. George, Washington Co....specimens from the Ojuela mine, Mapimı́, Durango, Mexico. At the Tchah Khuni mine, Anarak district, Iran
Report (issue)
digenite, covellite, chrysocolla, malachite, azurite, atacamite, vésigniéite, mottramite, gypsum (Burra-Burra...Edelweiss mine, Burra district, South Australia [TL]. At Tsumeb, Namibia. From Kipushi, Katanga Province...Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At the Oyu Tolgoi porphyry Cu–Au deposit, Gobi Desert, Mongolia. In...Mercur, Tooele Co., Utah; in the Redhouse Barite mine, near Golconda, Humboldt Co., Nevada. On the Rough
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopic study of the Dikulushi Cu–Ag deposit, Katanga (D.R.C.): implications for exploration Maarten...southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.). The Kundelungu Plateau is situated to...the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Fig. 1a). Reserves of the Dikulushi mine prior...Fig. 1 a Geological map of the southern part of Katanga (modified after Lepersonne 1974). Stars indicate...of the deposits; b stratigraphic column of the Katanga Supergroup that is divided in the Roan, Nguba and
Report (volume)
Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington County, Utah Geology and Mineralogy of the Apex Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington...Geology and mineralogy of the Apex GermaniumGallium mine, Washington County, Utah (U.S. Geological Survey...Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Germanium and gallium 1 Apex Mine 1 Acknowledgments 3 Methods 3 Geologic setting 3...References 8 FIGURES 1. Map showing location of Apex Mine and generalized geology of surrounding region 2...2 2. Photograph showing main adit of Apex Mine and gently dipping beds of the Callville Limestone 3
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Democratic Republic of Congo Downloaded by [University of Idaho] at 15:32 13 June 2016 I Dr. Robert B . Cook...been described. Well known are malachite after azurite, copper, and cuprite; less commonly reported are...sphalerite, cerussite, pyrite, and even wood and bone. Azurite, shattuckite, chrysocolla, chalcoalumite, goethite...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
Report (issue)
vtou/p fre). GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE APEX MINE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH 'B R af t by Lawrence...Apex mine 10 Table 2. Chemical analyses of some nearly monomineralic samples from the Apex mine 11...FIGURES Figure 1. Map showing location of the Apex mine and generalized geology of the surrounding region...Figure 2. Photograph showing main adit of the Apex mine and gently dipping beds of the Callville Limestone...crystals from the 5330 level, Apex mine 14 Abstract The Apex mine, in Washington County, Utah about
Book
mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...such as colour (e.g. rhodochrosite, for pinkish; azurite, for blue), density (e.g. barite, for heavy), shape...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2016 Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Red Dome Mine, Queensland, Australia...the world’s finest specimens of native copper, azurite, malachite, atacamite, and a host of other minerals...as are malachite, copper, tenorite, atacamite, azurite, allophane, calcite, and pyrrhotite pseudomorphs...formerly found in beautiful specimens” at the McGinn mine in Mecklenburg County and at several of the copper...Minor chalcotrichite is reported from the Clark mine, and octahedral cuprite crystals to 7 mm and cuprite-included
Report (issue)
........................................... I15 Mine Waste Characteristics........................................................................ I19 Mine Closure......................................................... I9 Map showing the location of Kipushi-type deposits (including the Kabwe deposits) and...Abbreviations and Symbols °C degree Celsius AMD acid mine drainage CIGS copper-indium-gallium-diselenide...concentrates from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and in Russia from coal. World production of indium
Book (edition)
Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr & Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hanel Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter...Joachim Lorenz Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik Dr. Frank Melcher☆ & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas OberthĂŒr Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Möller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Röper☆ Prof. Dr. Supriya Roy✝ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljörn 14a, D-24536...Left: Internal reflections of hematite (red), azurite (blue), and malachite (green). Common Habit Many
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
discovered in 1902, and the sulfides were mined until mine closure in 1994 (Kamona and Friedrich, 2007). During...its lifespan, Kabwe was the most significant Zn-Pb mine in Zambia, with production from the sulfide bodies...and relative positions of orebodies on the 850 ft mine level (∌260 m depth from the surface), underlying...highly faulted massive dolomite adjacent to the Mine Club fault zone. The No. 2 body is a willemite-rich...Heijlen et al., 2008) consider Kabwe, together with Kipushi, Dikulushi, Lombe, and Kengere, to be a vein-type
Report (issue)
Nelson Alaska U.S. Geological Survey 4200 University Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508-4667 Voice: (907) 786-7448 e-mail:...Commodities: Main: Cu, Pb Other: Ag, Sb Ore minerals: Azurite, galena, malachite Gangue minerals: Geologic description:...Quartz vein cuts limestone and contains malachite, azurite and galena (Brosge1 and others, 1967). Alteration:...(Brosge' and others, 1967). Age: Deposit model: Kipushi ? Deposit model number (After Cox and Singer, 1986...Resource Data File Page? Site: Jade Mountain Type: Mine ARDFno. AR006 Latitude: 67.21 Quadrangle: AR A-5
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...been reported; pseudomorphs of atacamite after azurite have likewise been found. Atacamite occurs in small...instrumentation from the Zinc Corporation of America No. 4 mine at Balmat, New York, and in association with granophyllite
Journal (issue)
Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. ‱ 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: ‱ 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the company’s assay office
Catalog/List
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group of...collection. 60x30x30mm. ÂŁ68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...shaped xls to 10mm. The majority terminated. Old Dr F Krantz of Bonn label. "Barytocalcit Alston Moor...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. ÂŁ65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwall. An "onion layer" type of matrix...90x60x40mm. ÂŁ95. 10) CALCITE. Coronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Nice little group of eight intergrown
Catalog/List
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group ofoff-white...collection. 60x30x30mm. ÂŁ68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...shaped xls to I0mm. The majority terminated. Old Dr F Krantz ofBonn label. "Barytocalcit Alston Moor...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. ÂŁ65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwc:11. An "onion layer" type of matrix...90x60x40mm. ÂŁ95. l 0) CALCITE. Coronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Nice little group ofeight intergrown
Book
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH Prof. Dr. GUNTHER H. FRIEDRICH Dr. PETER M. HERZIG Institute of Mineralogy...Figures) . . . . . . . 60 The Origin of the Kipushi (Cu, Zn, Pb) Deposit in Direct Relation with a...and wrench tectonics near Macmillan Pass, Yukon Territory, Canada. In : Turner RJW, Einaudi MT (eds) The...southeastern Selwyn Basin, Nahanni Map area. Yukon Territory and District of Mackenzie. Curr Res Part A Geol...stratiform baritic deposits of the Selwyn Basin. Yukon Territory and District of Mackenzie. Curr Res Part A Geol
Catalog/List
reddish Hematite matrix. 2tx2-2-xl~". ÂŁ14.00. AZURITE. Concepcion del Oro, ,Zacatecas, Mexico. Lustrous...tufts of greenish Malachite. 2txltxl". ÂŁ4.75. AZURITE. Chessy, Rhone, France. A pure deep blue ball-like...ranging up to 1 cm. in size. lxl". ÂŁ13.00. - 210. AZURITE. Hendersnn ,ine, Bisbee, L2chise Co., Arizona,...Malachite on which are implanted crystal rosettes of Azurite to 5 mm. in size. 4"3-x*xl-t". ÂŁ23.00; Specimen...attractivli r or display. 11. BARYTES. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. Lustrous, transparent to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lead Oxide Minerals and Murdochite from T. Khuni Mine, Anarak, Iran D. Arab and J. OXTZ~aANN Mineralo...murdochite (PbCu6Os) were found at the T. Khuni mine in the Anarak area of Central Iran. The formulae...of Iran. A m o n g others he visited the T. Khuni mine from where he reported the rare mineral murdochite...1969. A laboratory study of ore material from the mine verified the presence of the rare oxide minerals...approval. Locality and General Geology The T. Khuni mine is located in the Khuni Range about 50 km west of
 
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