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Quartz from
Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chrysocolla18 photos of Quartz associated with Chrysocolla at this locality.
Pseudomalachite9 photos of Quartz associated with Pseudomalachite at this locality.
Malachite8 photos of Quartz associated with Malachite at this locality.
Heterogenite3 photos of Quartz associated with Heterogenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985233
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985233:4
GUID (UUID V4):00400cc2-5f39-428a-a39d-96981dcea496
Localities for Quartz in this Region
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Lubumbashi Zoo, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...of the Congo Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi 1825, Democratic...Democratic Republic of the Congo; theophil.ngoy@ruashi.com (T.K.); chabu.cm@gmail.com (M.C.) Department...Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo; shengolutandulamichel@yahoo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Département de Géologie, Université de Lubumbashi, B.P.1825, Lubumbashi, Congo Department of Earth and Planetary...Développement,Groupe G.Forrest International, Lubumbashi, D.R.Congo (av. Pasteur, 9, B-1300 Wavre, Belgium)...belt is bordered to the northwest by the Archean Congo Craton and the Mesoproterozoic Kibaride belt, to...in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereafter Congo) and northwestern Zambia (Fig. 1). A basal...Lithostratigraphy of the Katangan Supergroup in Katanga (modified from François, 1973b, 1987, 1995; Kampunzu
Journal (issue)
District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo .................... 236 Editor & Advertising Manager...mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection; Jeff Scovil photo. Obituary:...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)...Highlights of his collection include a 54-cm ajoite-in-quartz cluster from Messina, a 33-cm heliodor crystal
Book
mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...traditional local names, given by miners (e.g. quartz, "mispickel'; the French name for arsenopyrite...popular names, for instance different varieties of quartz such as amethyst (purple), agate (banded fine microcrystalline}...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Development, Groupe G. Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Congo b Department of Geology, University of Botswana...African Copperbelt in both Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo hereafter) and Zambia, which represent the most...forms a northward convex structure, straddling the Congo–Zambia border and called “Lufilian Arc”. It was...east-northeastwards through Kolwezi and Likasi (Congo), and southeastwards to Bwana Mkubwa (Zambia) and...Group is called the “Mwashya Subgroup” or “R 4” in Congo (formerly “Systùme Schisto-Dolomitique” of Van den
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...Geografische situerin g Kipushi ligt op 28 km ten ZW van Lubumbashi . De ertsafzetting dagzoomt op slechts 50 0 m...Zaire en dat van de Zambezi . De verharde weg uit Lubumbashi i s uitstekend . Kipushi is verder via een vrij...van de eerst e prospektiemissie naar het Zambezi-Congo grensgebied in opdracht van de Rober t William's
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rocks of the Nya-Ngezie and Bugarama groups (D.R. Congo): A key for the evolution of the Mesoproterozoic...Germany c UniversitĂ© oïŹƒcielle du Sud Kivu, Bukavu, Congo b A R T I C LE I N FO A B S T R A C T Keywords:...and Bugarama groups. Both of them occur along the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi borders and have frequently...from the Katanga region of southeastern Congo to Uganda through the Kivu province of eastern Congo, Burundi...studies and radiometric age determinations in Katanga (Cahen, 1954; Cahen and Snelling, 1966; Cahen et
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Paleoproterozoic Ubendian belt, NE Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) Received: 10 December 1997 / Accepted:...rocks from northeastern Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) are olivine-and-quartz tholeiites which in...GĂ©ologie Africaine, UniversitĂ© de Lubumbashi, B.P. 1825, Lubumbashi, Congo A. B. Kampunzu(✉) Department of...NuclĂ©aires de Kinshasa, UniversitĂ© de Kinshasa, Congo Key words Ubendian · Paleoproterozoic · Post-orogenic...Asthenosphere · Lithosphere · Subduction enrichment · Congo Introduction Recently, great attention has been
Catalog/List
come from China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Malachite stalactites represent the epitome of...Malachite Stalactites, Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DRC 36 cm tall x 27 cm wide 12...tall x 15 cm wide 24 25 QUARTZ 12% of the Earth’s crust is quartz, making it among the most common...all mineral species. Discovering a new type of quartz is nearly unprecedented. The array of colors within...zoning tells quite a story. It begins as clear quartz, then transitions to green chlorite or celadonite
Catalog/List
dark blue areas up to 8mm across in muscovite and quartz matrix, from an altered quartzite. Lazulite locality...attractive banded as in photo about 7x5cm Katanga DR Congo £45 25 STICHTITE rich deep pink mass on serpentine...botryoidal on 6x4 Star of the Congo Mine. Lubumbashi, Katanga DR Congo £18 45 TIRAGALLOITE orange massive-crystalline...Yer~ano_Cusio_Ossola.Piedmont Italy ‱ 6.x2.5cm £8 73 QUARTZ single crystal from the classic Landsverk location...Norway) 79 DUMORTIERITE rich blue fibrous mas with quartz Sohavina Madagascar £5 3x2 4 83 MANGANO-FERRI-ECKERMANNITE
Journal (issue)
for minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Robinson, J. A. Jaszczak, R. R. Wegner & O. P. Mills Quartz scepter crystals from the Entia Valley, Harts Range...Karl von Haidinger (1795–1871) with 63. Figure 1. Dr. Pete J. Dunn, U.S. National Museum of Natural History...Chuquicamata (Chile) $12 v.9/#6 Libethenite (Zambia), Quartz & Pyrite (WA), Hydroboracite (CA) $12 v.10/#1...(Germany) $12 v.10/#3 Taewha mine (Korea) Japan Twins (Quartz), Bancroft (Ont.), Franklin $12 v.10/#5 Thomas
Catalog/List
piece , cut and polished on both sides 7x5cm Katanga DR Congo ÂŁ45 2 KIMBERLITE rock good solid piece 4x4...drusy green crystals about half covering small quartz crystals 3x3cm Bwlch I Glas Mine, Tal-y-Bont Ceredigion...ÂŁ 15 -20 - TANXALITE-obv:iousblac~ cleavages in Quartz 5x5 cm Ricksburg Karibib District Namibia ÂŁ25 22...botryoidal on 6x4 Star of the Congo Mine. Lubumbashi, Katanga DR Congo ÂŁ18 31 AMBYGLONITE white cleavage...Verbano-Cusio_ Ossola Piedmont Italy 5x4cm ÂŁ10 75 QUARTZ single crystal from the classic Landsverk location
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluids of the Kipushi Zn-Cu Deposit, Katanga, Democratic Repubic of Congo: Quantitative Fluid Inclusion Analysis...Kipushi, central African copper belt, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, have been subjected to an integrated...hydrothermal dolomite and a generation of coarse-grained quartz. Primary and pseudosecondary fluid inclusions in...km to the west-southwest of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC; Fig. 1). The ancient...village. Prospecting by the Union MiniÚre du Haut-Katanga (UMHK) started in 1922. 6° After open-pit
Report (issue)
c = 10.667(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Kipushi, Congo. 4.03 (100), 2.554 (90), 2.970 (60), 1.531 (60b)...20.9 43.0 24.4 11.1 Total 99.4 (1) Kipushi, Congo; by electron microprobe, average of 14 analyses...the oxidized zone of a Cu–Zn deposit (Kipushi, Congo). Association: Pseudomalachite, malachite, hemimorphite...vauquelinite, libethenite, reichenbachite, quartz, iron oxides (Kipushi, Congo). Distribution: From Kipushi, 28...28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the USA, in the Black
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization at Luiswishi and Kamoto, Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Hamdy A. El Desouky & Philippe...stages and associated gangue minerals (dolomite and quartz) are distinguished. The first is an Editorial handling:...Groupe Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo S. Dewaele Department of Geology...rocks. Keywords Central African Copperbelt . D.R. Congo . Stratiform Cu–Co mineralization . Stable (S, C...Republic of Congo (DRC; Fig. 1), comprises two main parts. The Congolese part (hereafter “Katanga Copperbelt”)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
contrasting ïŹ‚uid systems in the Katanga Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of Congo Hamdy A. El Desouky a,⁎, Philippe...E.G.M.F., Groupe Forrest International, Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo a r t i c l e i n f o Article history:...Post-entrapment reequilibration a b s t r a c t The Katanga Copperbelt is the Congolese part of the well-known...samples from the Kamoto and Luiswishi mines in the Katanga Copperbelt recognized two generations of hypogene...(dolomite and quartz). The ïŹrst generation is characterized by ïŹne-grained Cu– Co sulïŹdes and quartz replacing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the Dikulushi Cu-Ag Deposit, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo MAARTEN HAEST,† PHILIPPE MUCHEZ...Nyota 8034, Quartier du Golfe, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo Abstract The Dikulushi Cu-Ag...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...sphalerite, and galena, with dolomite, calcite, and quartz as gangue minerals. The northeast-oriented fault
Report (issue)
kipushite, vauquelinite, libethenite, quartz, iron oxides (Kipushi mine, Congo); hemimorphite, malachite, aurichalcite...From Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Kabwe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Katangan Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Ph. Muchez & P. Vanderhaeghen & H. El Desouky &...sulphides and authigenic quartz, whereas in type 2 examples, authigenic quartz and Cu–Co sulphides precipitated...Groupe G. Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo −10.3 and 3.1‰ relative to the...continued towards the core. Precipitation of authigenic quartz was most likely induced by a pH decrease during...sulphide precipitation. Fluid inclusion data from quartz indicate the presence of a high-salinity (8– 18
Journal (issue)
uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection, Paris; photo by Nelly...discovered the constancy o f inter­ facial angles on quartz crystals over a century earlier; al­ th o u g h...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...the town of Kolwezi in the west to the city of Lubumbashi in the east. We will refer to this zone as the...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960
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). ...coupled with electronic defects 15-37 The glowing quartz from La Sassa, Tuscany, Italy  SPIRIFER 36(5)...characterization of N-Virginia apophyllite; testing for quartz twinning with laser pointer; herderite from Brazil...hydroxylmimetite) 455-458 Not Japan-law twinning 459-462 Quartz scepters from Crystal Peak, Beaverhead Co., Montana
Catalog/List
ANTIMONY rich silvery cleavages about 80% pure with quartz Kalliosola Seinajoki Finland 3xl. 5cm ÂŁ25 B) smaller...overall size 11x 8cm Star of the Congo mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga DR Congo ÂŁ80 13 VANADINITE unusual form...location 1.5cm ÂŁ4 23 LAZULITE blue coating on quartz 1.5cm Giogo di Toirano Savona Italy ÂŁ4 24 NAMANSILITE...FERRIHOLLANDITE 8mm grey fibrous crystals in a 8mm area on quartz with some Piedmontite elongated crystals. Castagnola...GRAPHIC AMAZONITE a polished piece (all over) with quartz showing the graphic structure in blue Amazonite
Catalog/List
“classic” Rhodochrosite with associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually...Iron. When Gold occurs with a matrix rock like Quartz, a Specific Gravity test is often performed to...exquisite formations often atop matrix rock like Quartz. Gold nuggets are typically valued at some multiple...t) and displays only a minimal amount of visible Quartz on the surface. Natural processes have smoothed...quite sizable with various cavities of visible Quartz. A shape more mountainous and artistic than the
Report (issue)
Pseudomalachite, malachite, duftite, bayldonite, mimetite, quartz (Reichenbach, Distribution: In Germany, from Reichenbach... At Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). From Binghampton
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
01:33 12 December 2015 Figure 8. Shattuckite and quartz, 4 cm across, Kaokoveld, Kunene region, Namibia...Scott Rudolph specimen. Figure 22. Ajoite with quartz, 4.2 cm high, Razor Pocket, Messina mine, Messina...1.5 cm, Mine de l’Etoile, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. Museum of Natural History...28. Chrysocolla pseudomorph after azurite with quartz, 12.8 cm across, Bagdad mine, Bagdad, Yavapai County
 
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