Shituru Mine, Likasi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Shituru Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
Likasi | City |
Haut-Katanga | Province |
DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 0' 52'' South , 26° 45' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
31414
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31414:6
GUID (UUID V4):
bd904e8e-8460-442d-92bc-dd1ebdd8442d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; ZaΓ―re
Abandoned open cast copper mine. Located 2 km E of the Likasi mine.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Florencite-(La) (TL) Formula: LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 Type Locality: |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) References: |
β Ludjibaite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β | Ludjibaite | 8.BD.25 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β | Florencite-(La) (TL) | 8.BL.13 | LaAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo
- Haut-Katanga
- Katanga Copper CrescentMining Area
- ⭔KatangaProvince
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Shituru Mine, Likasi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo