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Stannite from
Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stannite
Formula:Cu2FeSnS4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1317851
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1317851:4
GUID (UUID V4):1f8b6dc3-4bf3-4c8c-b9ba-c53ec61bbbe4
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
5.32 c = 10.51 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Kipushi, Congo. 3.06 (FF), 1.888 (m), 1.871 (m), 1.608 (m)...7 2.2 34.8 36.1 Total 98.4 98.3 99.7 (1) Kipushi, Congo; by electron microprobe, corresponding to Cu2...(Ge0.67 Ga0.11 )ÎŁ=0.78 S4.00 . Mineral Group: Stannite group. Occurrence: As rare inclusions in other...Prince Leopold mine, Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province...the Plan d’Argut zinc deposit, central Pyrénées, Haut-Garonne, France. At Cerro de Toro, Las Alpujarrides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that "orange West Africa South mine, Tsumeb and the pold mine, Kipushi, Congo Fe, Sn, Zn)Sa' Cu3(Ge, reni6rite...suggested The latter authors (Orcel Peru de Pasco' Cerro mine, Expedito "orange bornite," ai,z.San andPlaza,1928)...cassiterite, stannite, hexastannite (?) and bornite at Vaulry, France (Orcel, 1943) and the Ashio mine, Japan...extensive diadochy exists between germanium and tin in stannite-type compounds, tend to support this view. It...been referred to bv Markham (1963) as "orange stannite.,t Material examined in the present study comes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LETTER Concordant ages for the giant Kipushi base metal deposit (DR Congo) from direct Rb–Sr and Re–Os dating...carbonate-hosted Kipushi base metal (+Ge) deposit in the Neoproterozoic Lufilian Arc, DR Congo. This is the...independent isotopic methods. The 451 Ma age for Kipushi suggests that the ore-forming solutions did not...that both Cu–Ge- and Zn-rich orebodies of the Kipushi deposit formed contemporaneously from the same...dating of sphalerite. Keywords Kipushi . Base metals . Copperbelt . Congo . Rb–Sr isotopes . Re–Os isotopes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
France. Ge-bearing sphalerite from the Kipushi deposit (D.R. Congo) is used for comparison. The sphalerite...sphalerites were collected from dierent locations in the mine (Cassard et al., 1994). The specimens, prepared...A38, originates from the Kipushi vein-type CuZn(GePb) ore deposit (D.R. Congo) and consists of supra-millimetric...Renierite Briartite GeS Chalcopyrite Covellite Stannite Pyrite Arsenopyrite Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 Cu10ZnGe2Fe4S16...P717 GeS GeS Chalcopyrite 2BARR5 Covellite P717 Stannite Oruro Pyrite 2BARR5 Arsenopyrite LAU20 Sphalerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
corroded germanite containing gallite, at the Tsumeb mine, S. W. Africa. G 3.84 (measured),3.847 (calc. from...of the Cu-Co deposit of Musonoi, near Ko|vezi, Katanga associatedlvith cuprosklodowskite, kasolite, malachite...the geological department, Union Miniire du Haut Katanga. The mineral was approved before publication...microprobe analyses were made of 3 samples from Kipushi, Katanga (nos' 1-3) and from'fsumeb, S. W. Africa (no...04 +.29 It is thus the germanium analogue of stannite Indexed r ray powder data are given (16 lines);
Journal (issue)
Three Articles Famous mineral localities: The Kipushi mine, Z a ir e ....................................J. Lhoest P.O. Box 141 B-4000 Liege, Belgium Kipushi is famous as a rich pipe-like deposit o f zinc...Crescent, it has yielded many valuable specimens. Kipushi is the type locality fo r renierite and kipushite...situated at a higher stratigraphic level in the Katanga System or its equivalents. This province includes...Angola-Congo craton, examples being M ’Passa in the People’s R e­ public of the Congo and Kipushi in southeastern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
uniquein that its onlyknownoccurrence is the Tsumeb mine. However,Geierhasdiscovered thatgermanite is nottheonly...whichwas formerly knownonlyfromthePrinceLeopoldmineat Kipushi,BelgianCongo. Chemical analysesof germanitcand..."in the sulfideore from the PrinceLeopold Mine at Kipushi. Severalyearslater Legraye(7) re-examined the...grains. 5-8. Reni‱rite, Prince Leopold Mine, Kipushi, Belgian Congo. Bracq's analyses in Vaes (25) who reports...of ore obtained from different locations in the mine. The magnetic products were boiled in HC1 to remove
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chalcopyrite from the Kipushi polymetallic deposit (Central African copperbelt, D.R. Congo) and (ii) a zoned...renierite from Kipushi, D.R. Congo; [13]), making (e.g., renierite from Kipushi, D.R. Congo; [13]), making...S-tetrahedron, namely renierite, briartite (from Kipushi), and a germanite sample (from Tsumeb, Namibia)...originate from the Kipushi Zn-Cu deposit (Central African copper-belt, D.R. Congo) and present an averaged...Finally, two samples of bornite and covellite from Kipushi contain a maximum of 14 and 3000 ”g/g of Ge, respectively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulvanite The two outlying prospects of the Tsumeb Mine show in a predominantly copper mineral paragenesis...Polysynthetic twinning is frequent, about the same as in stannite to which it is chemically related (Ramdohr 1944;...(Fig. 1 e, f and 4). 6. Copper Tin Sulfide, a Stannite-Like Mineral, Working Name "LU" Usually the small...tennantite. Scanning-photos, magnification 473 × Like stannite and the feuermineral mineral " L U " is usually...homogenous composition, such as renierite from Kipushi 1, briartite from Tsumeb, sulvanite from Burra
Book (edition)
Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr & Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hanel Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter...Joachim Lorenz Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik Dr. Frank Melcher☆ & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas OberthĂŒr Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Möller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Röper☆ Prof. Dr. Supriya Roy✝ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljörn 14a, D-24536...and slate-green polysynthetic isotropic yes Stannite Tennantite Kesterite almost isotropic isotropic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
arsenopyrite, tetrahedrite, freibergite, tennantite, stannite, briartite, rutile, and graphite. Pyrite occurs...overprint. An origin as carbonate-hosted polymetallic Kipushi-type deposit is thus more likely, since these deposits...which represented an important by-product of the mine. Geological setting The Black Angel deposit is...Minor phases include arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, stannite, löllingite, enargite, bornite, polybasite, rutile...tennantite, and minor phases such as chalcopyrite, stannite, or arsenopyrite. Structures in the main orebodies
Catalog/List
Tellurium down one side small 2x3 inch (Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico) ÂŁ25 BERYL translucent colourless...CHALCANTHITE rich blue mass on lx2 matrix (Majuba Mine, Nevada USA) ÂŁ6 STRONTIANITE yellowish. strongely...crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland) lxl ÂŁ5 lx2 ÂŁ10...5mm brown crystals over 2x4 inch surface hardshell Mine, Santa Cruz County Arizona USA ÂŁ I 2 GYPSUM variety...small bubble moves about 5mm inside the plate (Katanga) ÂŁ6 HEMIMORPHITE good covering of attractive pale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to that of stannoidite. Omariniite is named after Dr. Ricardo HĂ©ctor Omarini (1946–2015), Professor at...carbonate-hosted Kipushi-type polymetallic deposits (e.g. Tsumeb, Namibia, and Kipushi, Democratic Republic...Republic of Congo) but also occur within high-sulfidation epithermal Cu-Au deposits (e.g. Chelopech, Bulgaria)...mineralogy at Capillitas. Omariniite is named in honour of Dr. Ricardo HĂ©ctor Omarini (1946–2015), Professor at...the vicinity of the La Rosario vein. As the old mine workings (“Mina La Rosario” and “Pique Rosario”)
Journal (issue)
with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection, Paris;...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper...copper, cadmium, germanium and arsenic. The Kipushi deposit is a vein occurrence similar to the one at Tsumeb...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960
Book (edition)
Permingeatite II/C.06-30 Briartite II/C.06-40 Stannite II/C.06-60 Kesterite II/C.06-80 Sakuraiite II/C... Germany Bundesanstalt fĂŒr Geowissenschaften und Dr. Frank Melcher & Rohstoffe (BGR), Stilleweg 2, D-30655...D-30655 HanDr. Thomas OberthĂŒr nover, Germany Dr. Thomas Kenkmann Museum fĂŒr Naturkunde der Humboldt-UniversitĂ€t... Invalidenstr. 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik & Ludwig-Maximilians UniversitĂ€t...cengeologie, Luisenstr. 37, D-80333 MĂŒnchen, Germany Dr. Thomas Seifert TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
“Mineralogy”). Germanium is also produced from the Kipushi Zn-Cu-Pb sulfide deposit in Zaire, and the Tsumeb...thmugb much of the hypogene ore. The orebody at Kipushi forms a highly irregular subvertical pipe at the...deposits. Oxidized suede ore deposits.At the Apex mine, Washington County, Utah, germanium and gallium...concentrations are found in sphalerite, enargite, stannite, canfteldite, and colusite. All ofthese minerals...of sufficient local &&ance at l&&e& Namibia and Kipushi, Zaire to constitute the richest known ores of
Report (volume)
of Documents. ANCHORAGE, Alaska--4230 University Dr., Rm. 101 ANCHORAGE, Alaska--605 West 4th Ave., Rm...Virginia--National Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105,125...Joseph A. Briskey 32c 224 Descriptive model of Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn, by Dennis P. Cox and Lawrence R. Bernstein...based on considerations that extend far beyond the mine itself, in some instances relating to the overall...subject, as in a scale model of the workings of a mine, to a unifying concept that explains or describes
Report (issue)
Cu deposits in Alaska consist of Kennecott and Kipushi types, and they contain four critical elements:...example of the Kipushi type, which is named for the Kipushi deposit, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These...breccia bodies, or both. All deposits classified as Kipushi type by Cox and Singer (1986) have Gebearing minerals...Creek deposit have not been published. Elsewhere, Kipushi-type ores contain approximately 1,000 parts per...but calculations from production figures from Kipushi, DRC, itself, suggest that recovery of Ge there
Report (issue)
Cu deposits in Alaska consist of Kennecott- and Kipushi-subtypes (Cox and Singer, 1986, p. 130 and 227...typically contain some silver (Ag); in particular, the Kipushi-type deposits may contain three critical elements...an Alaskan example of Kipushi-type copper deposits in carbonate rocks. Kipushi-type deposits are massive...layering to highly discordant. Deposits classified as Kipushi-type (Cox and Singer, 1986) include Ge-bearing...Elsewhere, Kipushi-type ores contain approximately 1,000 ppm Ge, but production figures from Kipushi itself
Report (issue)
bodies of Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab. The Tsumeb Mine produced germanium in 1922 and from 1950 to 1968...2. Occurrences 2.1. Germanium 2.1.1. The Tsumeb Mine 2.1.2. Other occurrences 2.2. Gallium 3. References...The Tsumeb Mine The only mine in Namibia that has ever produced germanium is the Tsumeb Mine. A comprehensive...mawsonite [(Cu,Ge)7(Fe,Zn)2(Sn,As)S 10] and germanian stannite [Cu2(Sn,Fe,Ge,Zn)S4]. Germanium furthermore forms...6% (Geier & Ottemann, 1970). Ore from the Tswneb Mine contains on average 50 ppm germanium. The distribution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
world (Bernstein,1986).It is locally abundant at Kipushi, Zaire, and Tsumeb, Namibia. Powder X-ray-diffraction...weighing about 25 gfrom the Prince Leopold mine, Kipushi, Zaire. Examination of a polished thin section...Prouvost,J. (l 957) Rapport entre la chalcopyrite,la stannite et la renierite Bulletin de la Soci6t6 franEaisede
Catalog/List
attractivli r or display. 11. BARYTES. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. Lustrous, transparent to...matrix. 3x3x2". ÂŁ6.50. 12. BARYTES. Ale & Cakes Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. unusual, lustrous, translucent...veinstuff. 2tx2xl". ÂŁ6.50. 13. BARYTOCALCITE. Blagill Mine, Nr. Alston, Cumberland. Choice, transparent, slightly...century. ltxltxlt". ÂŁ6.50. 16. BORNITE. DolcCQth Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. unusual, 'arnished, bot ryoidal...association. 4x2b<1-t" ‱. ÂŁB.OO. . 20. CALCITE. Dimple Mine, Nr. Matlock,·Derbyshire. Sharp, transparent, creamy
Report (issue)
\ \I Cover: The De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia)...from the Tsumeb deposit (Namibia) and the Clara mine, Schwarzwald (Germany). At Tsumeb, the phase occurs...zone along 30 Level. The material from the Clara mine is a sulphate-rich variety. 13 --, Type mineralogy...has also recently been described from the Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Germany (Walenta, 1990). The phase...described by Rouse et al. ( 1988) from the Kombat mine. Asisite occurs as transparent yellow to yellow-green
Book
the description of the species nominates Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California, as the type locality... Aerugite (Neotype) BM 1963,00481 South Terras mine, St-Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England R.J. Davis...34. Afwillite (Cotype) BM 1925,00080 Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa J. Parry and F. E. Wright...277. Agardite (Cotype) BM 1978,00024 Bou Skour mine, Bou Azzer, Jbel Sarho, Morocco J.E. Dietrich, M...199. Apachite (Cotype) BM 1980, 00532 Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA F.P. Cesbron & S.A. Williams
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Vol. 68(2), pp. 323–333 Dedicated to the memory of Dr A. J. Criddle, Natural History Museum, London, who...sulphide paragenesis in Kipushi, the central sequence is taken on a stannite-bearing ore from Vernerov...(Py), arsenopyrite (Apy), chalcopyrite (Cp) and stannite (Sta). FIG. 10. ReïŹ‚ectance values from a given...intensities from a 20620 pixels region in bornite from Kipushi. 330 tion to move towards automatic identiïŹcation
 
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