| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
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| Species: | Dioptase |
| Formula: | CuSiO3 · H2O |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
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| Plancheite | ⓘ1 photo of Dioptase associated with Plancheite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dioptase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 120020 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:120020:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cc3e5d17-cc6b-471a-b8b6-223eeafb33d4 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Dioptase |
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| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | ⓘShinkolobwe Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
| 27.6km (17.2 miles) | ⓘTantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | copper silicates are such aesthetic minerals as dioptase, plancheite, and the rare minerals apacheite,...few millimeters in length. It is orthorhombic (2/ Dr. Rob Bowell, a consultant geochemist in the mining...minerals formed in the oxide zone of mineral deposits. Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...the type locality, the Shattuck or Shattuck-Denn mine at Bisbee, Warren district, Cochise County, after...which the mineral in named (Schaller 1915). The mine itself was developed by one of the Bisbee copper |
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Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo