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Malachite from
Mupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cobalt-bearing Calciteā“˜6 photos of Malachite associated with Cobalt-bearing Calcite at this locality.
Cobalt-bearing Dolomiteā“˜2 photos of Malachite associated with Cobalt-bearing Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mupine Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:204300
Long-form Identifier:1:3:204300:5
GUID (UUID V4):2eb20c76-2c06-4558-a0f0-d7ce8ec7bda7
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ā“˜Kamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.5km (1.6 miles) ā“˜KOV Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
2.7km (1.7 miles) ā“˜Kamoto Principal Mine, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
3.0km (1.8 miles) ā“˜Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.1km (3.1 miles) ā“˜Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
5.6km (3.5 miles) ā“˜Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.8km (4.2 miles) ā“˜Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
6.8km (4.2 miles) ā“˜Dikuluwe Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
14.7km (9.2 miles) ā“˜Mutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
33.7km (20.9 miles) ā“˜Tilwezembe mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
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Report (issue)
189 Ī± = 93.32ā—¦ X-ray Powder Pattern: Musonoi mine, Congo. 3.69 (100), 6.08 (80), 5.08 (80), 2.599 (70)...22.98 48.40 8.78 Total 99.60 (1) Musonoi mine, Congo; by X-ray fluorescence, CO2 by gas evolution...Cobaltian malachite, cobaltian dolomite, heterogenite. Distribution: From the Musonoi and Kamoto Cuā€“Co mines...near Kolwezi, and the Mupine, and Mashamba West mines, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)...Zaire). Name: For its occurrence at Kolwezi, Congo. Type Material: Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2016 Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Red Dome Mine, Queensland, Australia...worldā€™s finest specimens of native copper, azurite, malachite, atacamite, and a host of other minerals originated...brochantite, atacamite, delafossite, and malachite are reported, as are malachite, copper, tenorite, atacamite,...formerly found in beautiful specimensā€ at the McGinn mine in Mecklenburg County and at several of the copper...Minor chalcotrichite is reported from the Clark mine, and octahedral cuprite crystals to 7 mm and cuprite-included
Journal (issue)
The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...and on the best grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's
Journal (issue)
on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compreĀ­ hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his lifeā€™s work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Democratic Republic of Congo Downloaded by [University of Idaho] at 15:32 13 June 2016 I Dr. Robert B . Cook...un executive editor of Rocks & Minerals, al. Malachite is also well known as loosely coherent aggregates...excellent review article on the morphology of malachite, which includes a comprehensive discussion of...in-depth treatment of this aspect of malachite mineralogy. Malachite is basic copper carbonate with the...copper in the mineralā€™s structure is uncertain. Malachite pseudomorphs after a variety of minerals have
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Tenke-Fungurume, D.R. Congo Przibram, Bohemia Peramea, Spain Durango, Colorado Kakanda, D.R. Congo Mashamba West...Mindingi, D.R. Congo Tantara, D.R. Congo Kamoto, Musonoi, and Kabolela, D.R. Congo Mupine, D.R. Congo Kambove...Kambove, D.R. Congo Konkola, Zambia Chibuluma, Zambia Tsumeb, Namibia Shinkolobwe, D.R. Congo Reported species...Copperbelt of northern Zambia and southeastern D.R. Congo (Fig. 1) is one of the worldā€™s largest Cu and Co...with the carbonate from the dolomite to form malachite (Fig. 2). Chrysocolla, heterogenite, pseudomalachite
Journal (issue)
Grice Famous mineral localities: the Mashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire ....................................Lhoest, G. J. Gauthier & V. T. King The Fat Jack mine, Yavapai County, Arizona .......................... COVER: CUPRITE with malachite on chrysocolla, from the M ashamba West mine, Shaba, Zaire. Sorbonne...Glossary o f Mineral Species. For the 1991 edition, Dr. Joseph A. M andarino (Chairman o f the I.M .A .ā€™s...Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names) joins Dr. Fleischer as co-author. The successive editions
Journal (issue)
row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the GachalĆ” mine, GuaviĆ³-GuatĆ©que mining district, BoyacĆ” Department...Budd photo. Tanzanite, 7.6 cm, from the Merelani mine near Arusha, Tanzania. Barry & Beth Kitt collection;...Fluorite on quartz, 13 cm, from the Yaogangxian mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The...Spodumene (variety kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, GalilĆ©ia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
applications Incorporation of Co in the rosasiteā€“malachite carbonate group of minerals: crystal structure...octahedra, drives a progressive compaction of the malachite structure; it is the main factor accounting for...Co)2(CO3)(OH)2, is a rare mineral belonging to the malachiteā€“rosasite group (Table 1). The group, with general...(CO3)(OH)2, includes both common minerals, such as malachite (Me2Ć¾ = Cu) and rosasite (Me2Ć¾ = Cu, Zn), as well...single-crystal studies, which were possible only for malachite (Zigan et al., 1977) and rosasite (Roberts et
Report (issue)
resources and mine production by geologic deposit type. . . 5. Distribution of cobalt resources and mine and metal...TABLES Page TABlE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. World cobalt mine production 1977-83................................1983................ v S 6 9 10 13 14 16 8. Mine production of cobalt in 1983 by geologic deposit...production of cobalt-in-ore, 189~1982.......... Mine production of cobalt in 1983 by economic class of...1980's (irrespective of whether this is recorded as mine output of cobalt-in-ore or as refined metal) probably
Catalog/List
d>anu> ^IVefCenS^Minerats Mineral Dealer <Ā£ Mine Agent Barn Cottage, Lower Boscaswell, Pendeen, Nr...Ā£5-50. 'Z ā€˜_ 2Ā£x2x1", Ā£4.25. ALMANDINE. Broken Hill Mine,New South Wales.Australia. Very largei ,matrixfree... 2-Jx2xJ", Ā£14.00. 10. ANGLESITE. Broken Hill Mine,New South Wales.Australia, Several large,creamy... Very rich for this mine. 1-Jx1^x1",, Ā£20.00. 11. ANGLESITE. Bunker Hill Mine,Kellogg,Idaho,U.S.A....fragment. 1Ā£x1x1", Ā£12.00. 12. ANGLESITE. Touissit Mine,Nr.Oujda,Morocco. Two very different but equally
Journal (issue)
Belgian Congo (later called Zaire and currently known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He initially...of famous mines, including the Musonoi, Kamoto, Mutoshi, Mupine, Dikuluwe and Mashamba East and West mines...swim in the pools that formed. The Star of the Congo mine near Lubumbashi, in particular, (famous among...1-cm rosette of deep yellow shabaite from the Kamoto East mine. This beautiful matrix specimen was pictured...favorite locality, the mineralogically complex Kipushi mine. He wrote ā€œLa collection des . . . chantillons minĆ©ralogiques
Catalog/List
Pb Te minute silvery apots in lca matrix (HillTop Mine. OrganHountains DonaAnnaC-Ounty,NewMexico) u OSSBIMDHEIHITE...Rich ycllow to brownmasseswith Cerussite. (Terrible Mine, Isle Colorado, USA)2x2cmEl5 lCII(10 less rich lem...limonitic matrix. with Barytes Crystals ā€¢ (BrandyBottle Mine, Yor~shire) quite rich assemblage lx2 ES 238 DESCLOIZITE...in one small area on blue Chrysocolla. (Eagle Eye Mine, La Paz County, lrrizona ,USA) lx2ins f.4.50 l'i6...ARSillIC JlTIVI As Black llilSSes vith Stibnlte (lnsa Mine,Bau, Sarawak,Borneo) I X I ina El.SO 1 x I E2.50
Report (issue)
ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ ā€¢ Congo Republic (former Belgian Congo) ā€¢ Former French Equatorial African...Ltd.; Rhoanglo Mine Services Ltd.; Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa Ltd.; Dr. F. R. Morral,...A., Belgium; Dr. A. Gosseye of the former Direction du Service Geologique, Belgian Congo; Mr. R. A. Wells...theĀ· most important being the Katanga area of the Congo, the United States, Northern Rhodesia and Canada...in sulphide veins in the Katanga deposit of the Congo and in the United States. Carrol/ite, CuCo 2S 4
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reports whicl sometimes contain photos, maps and mine diagrams. This i: valuable information to have preserved...the catalog they were collected by Dr. Oscar Loew in 1874. Recently Dr. E. S. Larsen of the U.S. Geological...occur together and at one locality only ā€”in a coal mine tunnel in Nesquehoning. Lansfordite was found some...magnetite mine near Peekskill, which is known as the Hopper mine, Travis Corners mine, Edison mine, Nelson...Nelson mine and Canopus mine. When this mine appears in print, its five names should be given. Another source
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Geonieuws in Belgium. The specimen itself is owned by Dr. Henri Dillen. CALCITE COLLECTORS The International...circulating a newsletter. Interested parties should contact Dr. Morton Metersky, 725 Cheryl Drive, Warminster, PA...emphasis or clarity, and (d) proper names, e.g., mine levels. 8. Credits. Caption data for specimen photos...the New Nevada mine in Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico and legrandite from the Ojuela mine in Mapimi, Durango...the Sar Francisco mine in Sonora, the Veracruz amethyst locality, and the sulfur mine in Baja. He was a
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by C. Turley & M. Koval Mineralogy of the Killie mine, Elko County, N ev a d a .........................pocket to an inside face of the hardcover binding. Dr. Offermann has been an enthusiastic practitioner...lished with stereo photos. Readers certainly owe Dr. Offermann a sincere vote of thanks for so kindly...For further information about REGISTRATION contact: Dr. Helen H. Chamberlain P. O. Box 336 Nedrow, New York...November-December, 1987 To submit a SHORT PAPER contact: Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain Department of Bioengineering
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Arizona 85740 602-297-6709 Articles The Iron Cap mine, Graham County, A rizona..........................promotions and Book Saies Gale Thomssen 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Historical...discoveries. Finds made in Arizona (the Iron Cap mine) and in Ouray County, Colorado, are described in.... . . . To Mineralogical Record Associate Editor Dr. Pete J. Dunn, ā™¦vho has been honored with the naming...catalog of 300 mineral spectra ias been compiled by Dr. Berthold Suhner and is being published by Christian
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Jr & J. S. White, Jr. Inesite from the Hale Creek mine, Trinity County, California.......................article ā€œon the chondrodite from the Tilly Foster iron mine, Brewster, New York.ā€ Two of the plates show 21...6-12 cm, Adamite with Hemimorphite from the Ojuela mine, pale green and purple Naica fluorites in small...Changma in Shandong ProvĀ­ ince. Here the Victory No. 1 mine annually produces 1500 carats of gem quality diamonds...rooms devoted to a mineral gallery tunnel, a tin mine diorama, and a review of Chinaā€™s mineral deposits
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602-299-5274 Promotions Manager Gale Thomssen 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Bookstore...Chirila, Manager Sue Ann Jones, Shipping 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Subscriptions...Sabelli & G. Brizzi Osarizawaite from the Silver Hill mine, Arizona ........................ 311 by C. S. Stolberg...tungsten mine, central Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R. The specimen was collected in 1982. The Aktschatau mine is among...of Golden State Mint, Mira Loma, Cali- RED CLOUD MINE SITE, YU M A COUNTY. ARIZONA WULFENITE, Red Ckud
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the existence of an operation called the Hochfeld mine in 1537, and reference is also made to copper mines...along the Salzach. One mine in the Untersulzbachtal, called the Phillip and Jakob mine, produced a small amount...the ore zone was obscured and lost. The Brenntal mine was abandoned and forgotĀ­ ten until 1710, when it...funds, Perger was unable to turn a profit at the mine and died penniless in 1725. His son maintained ownership...financially safer occupation. Interest in the Brenntal mine would not die, however, and when some shares in
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Fairview Dr., Suite C Carson City, NV 89701 702-883-2598 Bookstore Marilee Chirila 1601 Fairview Dr., Suite...Articles Mineralogy and paragenesis of the Little Three mine pegmatites, Ramona district, San Diego County, California...plus an interesting range o f rare species. The mine, first opened in 1903, continues to produce fine...fine specimens. T INTRODUCTION The Little Three mine is one of several mines located on the Little Three...Ramona district, San Diego County, California. This mine, strictly speaking, is developed in the Little Three
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Peter Richards & D. G. Howard The Pezinok antimony mine, Male Karpaty Mountains, Slovakia.................Inc Wilde Design XTALā€”Dennis Beals Zeolites Indiaā€”Dr. Jay Zaveri See us also in * Las Vegas at the Tropicana...current resume and the names of three references to Dr. James E. King, Director, The Cleveland Museum of...for research assistance with the literaĀ­ ture, and Dr. Carl A. Francis (Harvard) for the loan of specimens...Senkvicka 5, 902 01 Pezinok, Slovakia T h e P ezin o k mine, an antim ony deposit m ined since 1 9 4 0 , has
Journal (volume)
Mexico. Eight-sided crystals from the Traversella mine, Piedmont, Italy. .&. crystals. It can also be...idiochromatic !own colouredl. For example, the mineral malachite is invariably a rich green colour and sulphur...available. The main source was once the Kongsberg Mine in Norway, but this closed in 1956. Man has, however...Clear crystals of anglesite on galena found in a mine near Cagliari, Sardinia. ā–ŗ Anglesite crystals on...finest autunite crystals come from the Daybreak Mine, near Spokane in Washington State. In addition,
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