Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambiai
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Chambishi Mine | Mine |
Chambishi | Town |
Kalulushi District | District |
Copperbelt Province | Province |
Zambia | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
9736
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9736:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a89cc661-d480-4e56-a9fc-9c29898d2bbd
A copper property at 948 meters deep (pump chamber and sumps). Ore averages 1.45% to 1.55% Cu (1983-84). Owned by the ZCCM, Kalulushi Div.
The Chambishi sediment-hosted copper-cobalt deposit is hosted by the Lower Roan Group in the Zambian Copper Belt and is located on the SW margin of the Kafue Anticline, approximately halfway between Nkana and Nchanga in northern Zambia.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Cobaltpentlandite Formula: Co9S8 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Cobaltpentlandite | 2.BB.15 | Co9S8 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
β | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
S | β Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Co | β Cobaltpentlandite | Co9S8 |
Co | β Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | β Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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