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Azurite from
Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651330:6
GUID (UUID V4):7b57580c-63f5-4c95-aaae-10474ca6166c
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
38.9km (24.2 miles) Fitula Mine, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
47.0km (29.2 miles) Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review Bohdan Kříbek 1,...Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals 2023, 13...School of Mines, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 32379, Zambia Department of Geology, Faculty of...processing on a large part of the Zambian Copperbelt mining district was carried out by the Czech Research...Geology Department, University of Zambia, and the Geological Survey of Zambia in the period 2002–2018. This
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ECONOMIC Vote. XXVII THE MUFULIRA GEOLOGY JUNE, x932 COPPER DEPOSIT, No. 4 NORTHERN RHODESIA.... ANTON GRAY. x•xRor)ucxxo•r. Mufulira Mine is in the N'Kana Concession,in the RhodesJan, or southern...southern,part of the CentralAfrican CopperBelt (Fig. 1). The copper-bearing outcropson the propertywere discovered...outputof x5oo tonsper day. 3t5 316 ANTON GRAY. Mufulira is destinedto be a large and importantproducerof...concernedwith the economicpossibilitiesand prospectsof the mine. It is a descriptionof the geologyof the depositas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Relatedto SulfideMineralization;Mufulira, Zambia •. G. VANEDEN Abstract The Mufulira copper depositsare in the...described as a transgressiv.emarine sequence;at Mufulira three essentially strataboundore bodiesare containedin...formation and in the Footwall formationthroughoutthe mine reveals a bimodaldistributionof paleocurrent directionswith...typical host rock of the economicmineralization at Mufulira is a fine-grained carbonaceouswacke. This wacke...metal depositsin the Copperbelt;a number exist in other areasof the Copperbelt alongthe Katangan-Damaran
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
.... The South-Central African Metallogenetic Province .............. Summary and Conclusions.........."The Geology and Development of the Roan Antelope Mine," by D.C. Sharpstone, privately printed, London... ' _ß •. Fro. z. Map showinglocationof the CopperBelt and N'Kana Conces- sionin NorthernRhodesia (Courtesy...Roan Antelope Mine. 0 Gray, Anton, op. cit., p. x2. ORES OF NORTHERN RHODESIA COPPERBELT. 371 KATANGA•...the copperbelt. Later Intrusives.--Gray granite intrudesthe ore bedsat the Roan, N'Kana, Mufulira and
Other Paper
Appendix II-2 Structure of Mineral Rights in Zambia Type of Right Place of Application Required Documents...Countries Prospecting (Exploration) Country Zambia Duration for approval 2 years, twice renewable...Feasibility Study Mine construction Stage Exploration Exploration West Central Zambia 265km northeast...37-year mine life. Appendix II-5 (1) Mineral Development and Exploration Projects in Zambia 1 84...Resources (UK) 7 /Copperbelt Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources
Report (issue)
not coincide with the Google-Earth images of the mine workings. The authors wish to thank William F. Cannon...Copper in Sediment-Hosted Deposits by Age 200 Copperbelt, Zambia, Rep. of Congo 190 180 170 160 150 140 130...sulfide. Native silver is common. Some deposits in Zambia and Republic of Congo contain carrollite, Co-pyrite...zone are fairly stable minerals in the oxidizing mine environment, and pyrite occurs only as trace amounts...should be used to guide mining plans where acid mine drainage caused by oxidizing pyrite must be avoided
Catalog/List
arsenopyrite. 3x2~x1t", £13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro...CABRERITE (Magnesian Annabergite). Laurium, Attica district, Greece. Light green small sharp crystals lining...Specimen B, 1~1fx1", £3.2Sp 17. CASSITERITE. Seal Hole Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Bright deep brownish sharp... 1-tx1tx1" , £12.00 1B. CASSITERITE. Blue Hills Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Rich heavy light brown mass...matrix. 2-tx2tx2~", £3.7Sp 21. CERUSSITE. Redgill Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Lustrous creamy-~~ite ljackstraw
Report (issue)
base-metal Association: Olivenite, mottramite, azurite, malachite, wulfenite, calcite (Tsumeb, Namibia);...bayldonite, beudantite, mimetite, cerussite (Cap Garonne mine, France). Distribution: Many minor localities. Abundant...Fitula and Mufulira, Zambia. At the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco. From the Cap Garonne mine, near le...le Pradet, Var, France. In the Virneberg mine, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. From...and in the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. From the Ojuela mine, Mapimı́, Durango, Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
•'1•7] Cuva LOBITO Jr BENGUELA Jr BINGE ENGLISH MINE E+ + GRANDE + + 0 50 100 k rn + + Fro. 1...with the stonesor grits. Subordinate malachiteand azurite detrital particles. Minor chalcociteoccursas small...was relatively well flushed English mine and oxigenated. English mine was the site of a mining operation...feldspathic but a massivegossandevelopedover the old mine sandstones at the base of the Cretaceous. One oc-...eraplacement must have stonesthat, to the east of the old mine site, directly beena recentevent. The copperconcentrations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization at Luiswishi and Kamoto, Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Hamdy A. El Desouky...Luiswishi and Kamoto deposits in the Katangan Copperbelt is hosted by the Neoproterozoic Mines Subgroup...with malachite, heterogenite, chrysocolla, and azurite as the main oxidation products. The hypogene sulfides...the basement rocks. Keywords Central African Copperbelt . D.R. Congo . Stratiform Cu–Co mineralization...Introduction Since the discovery of the Central African Copperbelt (CACB) in the early 1890s, both mining companies
Catalog/List
<2x1t", £4. SOp /-. " 9. AUTUNITE." South Terras Mine, St. ~e~; Cornwall. Pale green flakes and masses...on slightly smoky quartz. 1~x1p1", £1.25p 10. AZURITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. Fine lustrous bright...size intergrown on a 1~x1-t" area of crystalline azurite/cerussite matrix with a little greenish Malachite...Malachite in places. 2~2x1t", £18.00 11. AZURITE. Sir Domoni r Mine, Mt. Painter, S. Auatralia. Select cluster...Malactiite in places. 1~1.)(1"1 £5.5Op 2 12. AZURITE. El Cobre, Concepcion del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
Catalog/List
Posjnadcit< II:. langitc,Main S1ope. DmkMine. Gunnosloke.ComwallScoley sky blue drusc on killns...RefMine. Gwinear.C omwnll fa RWD C:indlc wax ltke growihs...Reference example Ml £8 9.MMine. GuMislakc.Com-.nll Quanz rich wAf...reference sample M £20 20.Cassitcriic \:ls,.Polberro Mine. St Agnes. Cornwall ,\nrncti\C lus1rous cquan1 c...specimen.Ml £25 22.Goctlu1c,Rcs1orrncl Royal Iron Mine. Lost,\lth1el.C omwall Rich bot')oidal i:oc1h11e
Catalog/List
crystalline axinite. 2x1~x1t", £1•• 5~ 11. AZURITE. HEnderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Choice bright...association. 3x2~x1~", £16.5~ 12. BARYTES. Dalmellington Mine, Frizington, Cumberland. Fine lustrous transparent...matrix. 2~x17", £33.00 15. NATIVE BISMUTH. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Bright metallic silvery masses...matrix. 25x15 mm. £6.50p 17. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. apecimen A: Small bright green...matrix. 2tx1tx1", £2.25p 18. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Specimen A: Select silvery-grey
Catalog/List
Calcite. 2xl". £4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...display. 4x~x2". £28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal... £'4.50; Specimen B - Itxlxi". £2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal...interesting specimen. ~x2txli". £13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue...£8.00. 6. 7. 8. 9. BARYTES. Settlingstones Mine, Hexham, NOrtnumberland. Specimen A - select, lustrous
Catalog/List
in lewth•• BOp. each. 7. APOPHVLLITE. Bay State Mine, Keweenaw Pen., Michigan, U.S.A. Lustrous, bright...suitable For display. 9. ARAGONITE. Laurium Attica District, Greece. Lustrous, translucent, creamy coloured...zixZ-txlt". 1:4.• 50: 10. ARGENTITE. Valenciana Mine: Guanajuato, Mexico. Specimen A - Fine, sharp, silvery...mm. in size. lxl". 1:1.50. 11. 1Z. 13. 14. AZURITE. Moonta, South Australia. A most unusual, bright...crystaline faces all over it. 3tx3xl". £16.50. AZURITE. Tsumeb, Otavi, S.W. Africa. Choice, lustrous,
Book
.^aU I i GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SIMPLIFIED ,J^ljTangonyiko LEGEND □ 200 M^Iq"... In the same series A guide to the Insects of Zambia Elliot Pinhey and Ian Loe A guide to the National...DWoecraite of Zambia by GERALD COORAY, PhD, DIC, FGS Professor of Geology, University of Zambia and ANDREW...PhD Formerly Lecturer in Geology, University of Zambia colour illustrations by GOODFELLOW PHIRI Group...rocks Industrial minerals Outline of the Geology of Zambia 34 14 Radioactive minerals METALLIC MINERALS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of the Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits, NW Zambia Robin Bernau & Stephen Roberts & Mike Richards...Abstract The Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits of NW Zambia are large, tabular, disseminated ore bodies, hosted...to the copper mineralization. Unlike typical Copperbelt mineralization, unmineralized units show very...characteristics which distinguish them from classical Copperbelt mineralization and which suggests that they are...of mineralization is reported elsewhere in the Copperbelt, sometimes associated with the more widely reported
Catalog/List
£18.00 3. APATITE variety FRANCOL ITE . Holmbush Mine , Stoke Cl~sland , Cornwall. Specimen A: Smal~ sparkling... 1tx1tx1 " , £4.75p 7 . ARTHUR ITE. Majuba Hill Mine , Churchill Co., Nevada , U. S. A. Lime- green crystallised...ma1;rix . 2X1f'.', £6.00 9 . AXI NITE . Colebrook Mine , Rosebe ry, Tasmania, Australia. Lusteous clove-...arsenopy rite and actinolite . 3x2x1t", £16. 00 10. AZURITE . Chessy, Rhone, France. Deep blue sharp rhombiC...intergrown on massive azurite l11atrix . 1fx1t", £9 . 00 11 . OAYLDONITE. Penberthy Croft Mine , ~t . Hilary
Report (issue)
14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore. Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...not yet discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered.............................. . 19 African Copperbelt, Zambia and Zaire .................................controlled by its mode of formation. In developing a mine, the geologist needs to know whether a deposit is...the upper 3,300 ft (1,000 m) of minerals such as azurite and malachite were not seen in red beds within
Catalog/List
of greenish chlorite. 40x40x30mm. £48. AZURITE. Yangchun Mine, Guangdony Prov. China. A superb dark blue...Displays well. 30x50x50mm. £125. 5. BERYL. Huya Mine, Sichuan Prov. China. Unusual flat tabular pale...xls 50x50x20mm. £40. 6. CASSITERITE. Polberro Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. 7An intergrown ‘ ' group of...matrix. 30x20x15mm. £45. 7. CASSITERITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Chlorite matrix showing several...£48. 8. CASSITERITE AND TOURMALINE. Egloshellan Mine, St Austell, Cornwall. Rich veinstone showing sharp
Catalog/List
crystalised. Quartz. 2xlf". £9.00. 4. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, N.S. WalSS, Australia. Very fine sharp... ATACAMITE. Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Choice, bright green, radiated "stars"... £8. DO. 11. 12. 13. 14. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gi~a Co., Ari~o~a, U.S.A. Specimen A - Select,...attractive specimen. 2txltxlt". £4.50. AZURITE. Bou Sko~r Mine, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Specimen ~ - A choice...Barytes matrix. 2tx2-txlt". £7.00. BARYTES. wetgrove Mine, Wensleydale, Yorkshire. Specimen A - Lustrous,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Central African Copperbelt, which stretches across the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic...Lufilian foreland is located to the northeast of the Copperbelt. Recently sediment-hosted stratiform copper occurrences...Although the stratiform copper mineralization in the Copperbelt is mainly concentrated in the Roan Group sedimentary...56-0.53 Ga felsic province External Fold and Thrust Belt 0.76-0.73 Ga mafic province Domes Region Zambezi...Synclinorial Belt 1.3-1.0 Ga orogen Katanga High Main Copperbelt deposits Basement B o 10 CC B B 0361-0128/98/000/000-00
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Knitzchke, 1976; Wedepohl, 1980), the Central African copperbelt (AnneIs,1974; Barthoo lomb, 1974; Garlick, 1974;...the Wellington Formation contain malachite and azurite in vugsand veins, whereasmalachiteis SulfideDistribution...at the top of predominantlymalachitewith minor azurite, and in theNinnescah Shalein'HarperCounty(Fig.2)...diageneticenvironmentrelated to sulfide mineralization, Mufulira, Zambia--a discussion:ECON. GEOL., v. 69, p. 1344-1351... E., 1976, Microscopyof copperores at the Creta mine, southwestern Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geol. Survey Circ
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
After a longdry spellonesummer,a bluishcoloration(azurite?) was reportedon the surfaceof the peat,the pH...copper swamp. Other possiblesourcesare the Dorchester mine itself, and the underlyingground morainal material...waters can occur in nature is exemplified by the Mufulira mine in the Northern RhodesJanCopperbelt. Here, a...GEOL., V. 35, p. 197--358. 7. Gray, A., 1932, The Mufulira copper deposit, Northern Rhodesia: EcoN. GEOL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
some of the polishedoxidized ores from the Globe district.• Since that time everyopportunityhas beentaken...(Melaeonite) ..... Malachite ................ Azurite .................. Chrysoeollagroup ......... Copper...W.: The Copper Deposits of the Clifton-Morenci District, Arizona. U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 43, p...Lindgren and Loughlin0 state that both malachite and azurite form from enargite,tetrahedriteand famatinite,...M.: Geology and Ore Deposits of the Park City District, Utah. U.S. Geol. Survey, Prof. Paper 77, P.
 
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