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Glaukosphaerite from
Kasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Glaukosphaerite
Formula:(Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2
Comments:Although glaucosphaerite was first described from Australia, it had long been known from Kasompi as "kasompiite", but the name was never submitted to the nomenclature committee (Deliens, 1996).

Associated with dark green acicular malachite.
Habit:fibers
Colour:light green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Cornetite
Cuprosklodowskite
Kasolite
Malachite
Pseudomalachite
Sklodowskite
Torbernite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomiteⓘ1 photo of Glaukosphaerite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Crocoiteⓘ1 photo of Glaukosphaerite associated with Crocoite at this locality.
Malachiteⓘ1 photo of Glaukosphaerite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Heterogeniteⓘ1 photo of Glaukosphaerite associated with Heterogenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Glaukosphaerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kasompi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195577:4
GUID (UUID V4):026c2b29-3fa1-4423-8148-1b9b207d99c9
References
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Report (issue)
Glaukosphaerite (Cu, Ni)2(CO3 )(OH)2 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...70 Mg0.06 )ÎŁ=1.84 (CO3 )1.02 (OH)1.94 . (2) Kasompi, Congo; neglecting impurities, corresponds to (Cu1...Dordie North nickel prospect, in the 132 North nickel mine, four km southwest of Widgiemooltha, and in the...nickel mine, Yerilla district, 80 km north-northeast of Kalgoorlie, in the Scotia nickel mine, Kalgoorlie... Japan. At Kasompi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). In the Key West mine, east of Moapa
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Econ. Geol. 88, 517-524, 1993 Gaspeite, glaukosphaerite, mcguinessite serpentinites and jamborite...Shinjuku,Tokyo169,Japan Gaspeite, glaukosphaerite, Nakauri mine, a quarry at and ‱` 0.49 Cu) Pass...present rence, chemistry here in relation to glaukosphaerite, all of them being in these in these old...Occurrence Japan gaspeite, glaukosphaerite and mcguinessite from the Nakauri mine, Shinshiro City, and on... tial requires .42 Mg/(Mg+ originally Ni2+ mine. components of their principal minerals includ
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