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Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | ||
| Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17) |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | ||
| Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | (U4+,REE,Th,Ca)(Ti,Fe3+,Nb)2(O,OH)6 |
| Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | ||
| Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | ||
| Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | ||
| Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Plancheite | 9.DB.35 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals | ||
| Biotite | - | |
| 'Garnet' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| 'Monazite' | - | |
18 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.
References
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.
Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.
Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.
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