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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aurichalciteā“˜6 photos of Smithsonite associated with Aurichalcite at this locality.
Hemimorphiteā“˜2 photos of Smithsonite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality.
Copperā“˜1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Copper at this locality.
Azuriteā“˜1 photo of Smithsonite associated with Azurite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smithsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kipushi Mine, Kipushi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22880:0
GUID (UUID V4):7562fac9-c3d7-459f-abc4-eb2f080d8eab
Nearest other occurrences of Smithsonite
70.9km (44.0 miles) ā“˜Lombe Zn-Pb-Cu deposit, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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 ā€™Passa in the Peopleā€™s R eĀ­ public of the Congo and Kipushi in southeastern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African...region of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). The 232Th/204Pb isotope ratios...from the carbonatehosted Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn massive sulphide deposit in the Congo also has homogeneous lead...mantle component, and the isotopic age of the Kipushi deposit (456 Ma) suggests that the emplacement...compared to those of the Kipushi Cu-Zn-Pb deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo which occurs in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consisting commonly of Zn and Pb carbonates (smithsonite, hydrozincite and cerussite) plus a range of...discovered in 1902, and the sulfides were mined until mine closure in 1994 (Kamona and Friedrich, 2007). During...its lifespan, Kabwe was the most significant Zn-Pb mine in Zambia, with production from the sulfide bodies...ā€˜typicalā€™ supergene mineral assemblage (e.g. smithsonite, cerussite, goethite). The aim of the present...and relative positions of orebodies on the 850 ft mine level (āˆ¼260 m depth from the surface), underlying
Report (issue)
85 Ī± = 111.5ā—¦ Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Otavi mine, Southwest Africa [=Tsumeb, Namibia]; close to arsentsumebite...arsenic-bearing Pbā€“Cu Association: Azurite, smithsonite, malachite, cerussite, mimetite, wulfenite, olivenite...Tsumeb, Namibia. At Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)...from the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co.; from the Mex-Tex mine, near Bingham, Hansonburg district...San Bernardino Co., California; in the Black Pine mine, near Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana. From Roughton
Report (issue)
mineral deposits; commonly a post-mine product. Association: Smithsonite, devilline, posnjakite, ktenasite...malachite, gypsum. Distribution: From the Kamariza mine, Laurium, Greece. On Ross Island, Lough Leane, Co...Co. Kerry, Ireland. In England, in the Waterbank mine, Ecton, Staffordshire; from the Potts Gill and other...at the Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Northumberland. From the West Blackcraig mine, near Newton Stewart...Friedrichssegen mine, near Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Rich masses from the Prince Leopold mine, Kipushi
Report (issue)
and zinc deposits. Association: Rosasite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, malachite, azurite...Loktevskii mine, upper Loktevka River, west Altai Mountains, Russia. At Monteponi, and in the Rosas mine, Sulcis... Cochise Co., in the Silver Hill mine, Pima Co., and at the 79 mine, Gila Co.; from Cerro Gordo, Inyo...Juab Co., at the Hidden Treasure mine, Tooele Co., in the Apex mine, near St. George, Washington Co....specimens from the Ojuela mine, MapimıĢ, Durango, Mexico. At the Tchah Khuni mine, Anarak district, Iran
Report (issue)
calcite (New Jersey, USA); zinc, sphalerite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, hausmannite. Distribution: In...Tonopah-Belmont mine, Osborne district, Maricopa Co., Arizona, the result of a mine fire; in volcanic...Tsumeb, Namibia. From Kipushi, 28 km southwest of Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire)
Book
mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...Buttgenbach H. (1 947) Les Mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p. Paris: Ed. Dunod. Cesbron, F. (1985)...the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new admin istrative subdivision for...concern the former Katanga Province. According to the new subdivision, the former Katanga Province is now...three new provinces: the Haut-Katanga Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2 NOTE Zincā€“germanium ores of the Tres Marias Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico Bernhardt Saini-Eidukat & Frank...sulfide deposits are an important source of Ge. The ā€œKipushi-type polymetallic depositsā€ (KPT, Hƶll et al. 2007)...affinities (Megaw et al. 1996, 1988), the Tres Marias mine in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The deposit,...to define the depositā€™s total reserves, and the mine management aims at becoming a significant provider...buttes in Fig. 1 Schematic cross section, Tres Marias Mine. Not all levels are shown. Inset shows deposit location
Catalog/List
Tellurium down one side small 2x3 inch (Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico) Ā£25 BERYL translucent colourless...CHALCANTHITE rich blue mass on lx2 matrix (Majuba Mine, Nevada USA) Ā£6 STRONTIANITE yellowish. strongely...crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland) lxl Ā£5 lx2 Ā£10...5mm brown crystals over 2x4 inch surface hardshell Mine, Santa Cruz County Arizona USA Ā£ I 2 GYPSUM variety...small bubble moves about 5mm inside the plate (Katanga) Ā£6 HEMIMORPHITE good covering of attractive pale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mason University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals...with the formula (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6. Some analyses Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...interest, including malachite, azurite, cuprite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, and rosasite. A...including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as pale blue rosettes
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 Melcherā˜† & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas OberthĆ¼r Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Mƶller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Rƶperā˜† Prof. Dr. Supriya Royāœ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljƶrn 14a, D-24536...Bismutotantalite Oldhamite Spinel Valentinite Foordite Smithsonite Sussexite Reflection Colour & Ƙ Reflectance
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
district, TN), and (c) the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from treatment of slags of the Lubumbashi Cu-Zn...and in part from slags 156 originated from Kipushi). Germanium grades in these deposits range between...deposits largely consist of Zn- and Pb-carbonates (smithsonite, hydrozincite, and cerussite) and the Zn-silicates...sphalerite, using the Ge concentration of 57.8 Ā± 2.6 ppm (Dr. Stephen Wilson, personal communication, in Belissont...appears that the most abundant ore mineral is smithsonite (detected in 17 samples), followed by sphalerite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
African copperbelt of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia), where the ore is located within the...the Central African copperbelt (e.g. Kabwe and Kipushi). Although clearly not a volcanic-hosted massive...Rosh Pinah mine, 2 Skorpion mine, 3 Obib mountains, 4 Kolke, 5 Abos, 6 Haruchas, 7 Hoits mine preceded...non-sulphide Zn deposit that comprises mainly smithsonite, sauconite and hemimorphite, and has been explained...oxidised to a variable extent to willemite, smithsonite and cerussite. The sulphide ore occurs stratabound
Catalog/List
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group of...collection. 60x30x30mm. Ā£68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...shaped xls to 10mm. The majority terminated. Old Dr F Krantz of Bonn label. "Barytocalcit Alston Moor...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. Ā£65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwall. An "onion layer" type of matrix...90x60x40mm. Ā£95. 10) CALCITE. Coronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Nice little group of eight intergrown
Catalog/List
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 1) ALBITE and MICA. Consolheiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A nice intergrown group ofoff-white...collection. 60x30x30mm. Ā£68. 4) AURICHALCITE. Wet Groves Mine, Wensleydale, N Yorks. A calcite matrix with the...shaped xls to I0mm. The majority terminated. Old Dr F Krantz ofBonn label. "Barytocalcit Alston Moor...Frizington, Cumbd". 70x40x30mm. Ā£65. 9) CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendecn, Cornwc:11. An "onion layer" type of matrix...90x60x40mm. Ā£95. l 0) CALCITE. Coronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Nice little group ofeight intergrown
Report (volume)
Superintendent of Documents. ANCHORAGE, Alaska-^230 University Dr., Rm. 101 LAKEWOOD, Colorado Federal Center, Bldg...National Center, Rm. 1C402, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105, 125...zinc, cobalt, gold, and silver. The Azure Ridge mine, located on the northwest boundary of the study...cobalt, gold, and silver. The nearby Azure Ridge mine, on the northwest boundary of the study area, produced...claims, which includes the Azure Ridge mine (formerly named Bonelli mine), was actively maintained in 1987
Report (volume)
Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington County, Utah Geology and Mineralogy of the Apex Germanium-Gallium Mine, Washington...Geology and mineralogy of the Apex GermaniumGallium mine, Washington County, Utah (U.S. Geological Survey...Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Germanium and gallium 1 Apex Mine 1 Acknowledgments 3 Methods 3 Geologic setting 3...References 8 FIGURES 1. Map showing location of Apex Mine and generalized geology of surrounding region 2...2 2. Photograph showing main adit of Apex Mine and gently dipping beds of the Callville Limestone 3
Catalog/List
Limonite mmtrix. 3x2". Ā£8. 10. BARYTES. Haile Moor Mine, Nr. Egremont, W. Cumberland. Superb, intergrown...association. 2~xlt". Ā£2. 16. CaSSITERITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. h mass of light brown fine...from the deep levels of Cormla II's richest tin mine. 3x2~xli". Ā£2. =. 17. C",-SSITThITE variety "TOr...sample. 2xltxlt". Ā£1.25. 19. CBALCOCITE. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornw 11. h single 3 mID. sized sharp...Barytes. 4x4~". Ā£6. 22. Cfu,LCOSIDThITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Specimen h - Dark green
Catalog/List
CATALOGUE 107, NEW MINERALS 1077 ā– ā–  ALLOPHANE Hawkswood .Mine, Cornwall Greenish , good coating on matrix, green...gelatin capsule .J Ā£5 207 ā– ā–  KESTERITE Cligga Mine Cornwall Metallic mass in matrix, quite rich Ix...1.5cm Ā£12 Mg OH Cl 385 ā– ā–  MIARGYRITE Mc Laughlin Mine, Napa County California black areas in quartz with...Cookeite in one area, nice miniature specimen Ipe Mine, Governador Valadares Mines Gerais Brazil 1.5 xl...1 to 2cm thick. Cork, S.Ireland Ā£9 Ballycummisk Mine, near Rossbrin .Co 12. BERTRANDITE. excellent coverage
Journal (issue)
Rhodonite, 4.7 cm, from the 1700 level, Zinc Corporation mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Collection...collection, John Chapman photo. ā€¢ 2.5 cm, Top Camp mine, Western Ausytralia. George Stacey collection, Jeff...Scovil photo. Middle row from left: ā€¢ 2.3 cm, Kintore mine, Coolgardie, Western Australia. Aloe Family collection;...spent the rest of their lives there as miners and mine captains. Cornish tradition favored the collecting...build his mineral collection. His job at the Moonta mine was sampling ore for the companyā€™s assay office
Report (issue)
vtou/p fre). GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE APEX MINE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH 'B R af t by Lawrence...Apex mine 10 Table 2. Chemical analyses of some nearly monomineralic samples from the Apex mine 11...FIGURES Figure 1. Map showing location of the Apex mine and generalized geology of the surrounding region...Figure 2. Photograph showing main adit of the Apex mine and gently dipping beds of the Callville Limestone...crystals from the 5330 level, Apex mine 14 Abstract The Apex mine, in Washington County, Utah about
Catalog/List
of Mounana, Gabon and Shaba, Zaire (then Katanga, Belgian Congo). Mr. Gilbert Gauthier, a noted mining...of the Mine" collection, assembled as a museum display in the offices of the Shinkolobwe mine, was ordered...Africa CUPROSKLODOWSKITE, META-VANURALITE, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire Very attractive emerald-green.................. $200.00 GUILLEMINITE, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba , Zaire Yellow to yellow-green crystalline.......... . ....... $100.00 CARROLLITE, Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi , Shaba , Zaire Attractive, 1.2 cm on an
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
included smithsonite in the former ā€œblueā€ list. However, upon reflection it is clear that smithsonite is much...this diversity of color, a suite of four Tsumeb smithsonite specimens displaying various contrasting colors...this issueā€™s Connoisseurā€™s Choice (figs. IA-D). Smithsonite is a brittle, relatively soft (hardness 4-4.5)...and a purplish shade; it is rarely colorless. Smithsonite exhibits a vitreous luster that tends to be pearly...greenish- or bluish-white in ultraviolet radiation. Smithsonite is hexagonal-scalenohedral (32/m). Well- Downloaded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonates, such as hemimorphite, sauconite, smithsonite and cerussite, when suitable T, pH and Eh conditions...supergene section of deposits. An example is the Apex Mine (Utah, USA), where goethite and hematite contain...secondary ore consists mainly of Zn-rich carbonates (smithsonite and hydrozincite) and silicates (hemimorphite)...along vertical faults and fractures, comprising smithsonite, with subordinate cerussite, anglesite, sauconite...non-sulfide ore includes mainly hemimorphite and smithsonite, while hydrozincite, chalcophanite, greenockite
 
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