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Spherocobaltite from
Kakanda North Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spherocobaltite
Formula:CoCO3
Comments:The article sited in the reference states that spherocobaltite was found at Kakanda without specific locality and at Kakanda South mine. The attribution to the Kakanda North mine could be erronerous.
Paul De Bondt.
Habit:Crystal (<3mm) shows discoidal, pseudo-hexagonal habit
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cobalt-bearing Dolomite1 photo of Spherocobaltite associated with Cobalt-bearing Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spherocobaltite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kakanda North Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312909:8
GUID (UUID V4):cc82caac-cc0e-48e5-a464-a7b5483b0a55
Nearest other occurrences of Spherocobaltite
2.0km (1.2 miles) Kakanda South Mine, Kakanda deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
15.6km (9.7 miles) Kabolela Mine, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
22.1km (13.7 miles) Mambilima Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
23.7km (14.7 miles) Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
23.9km (14.9 miles) Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
24.8km (15.4 miles) Kansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
27.2km (16.9 miles) Kambove Principal Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
39.2km (24.4 miles) Shinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
48.7km (30.2 miles) Mindingi Mine, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
60.1km (37.4 miles) Kansuki Cu-Co deposit, Kisamfu, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
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