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Limonite from
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:741223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:741223:3
GUID (UUID V4):569e6493-f2e2-41e7-be2f-dae3c67afc3b
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘKisanga Fe deposit, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
83.1km (51.6 miles) ⓘKansuki Cu-Co deposit, Kisamfu, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Université de Lubumbashi, B.P.1825, Lubumbashi, Congo Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ARC...belt is bordered to the northwest by the Archean Congo Craton and the Mesoproterozoic Kibaride belt, to...in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereafter Congo) and northwestern Zambia (Fig. 1). A basal...and by logging of borehole cores from the Kipushi mine. A total of 115 samples (30 from Bunkeya, 50 from...Lithostratigraphy of the Katangan Supergroup in Katanga (modified from François, 1973b, 1987, 1995; Kampunzu
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ornamental purposes since Roman times (Blue John Mine). It some­ times displays the phenomenon of dichroism:...In Europe, it appears in the oxidised form of limonite, one of the com­ ponents of the iron mantles covering...of the crystals can be quite brilliant. In Morgan Mine, Carson Hill (Calaveras County, Colorado), in the...some remarkably beautiful specimens are the royal mine at Konsberg (Norway), which has now been abandoned...independent deposits, the richest of which is the famous mine at Almaden, near Ciudad Real, in Spain, which is
Journal (issue)
cover Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...University of Arizona, I quickly discovered that Dr. John Anthony’s mineralogy and crystallography classes...custom jewelry. Wulfenite, 5.4 cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn...photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink), 3.7 cm, from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected...pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district, Gila County, Arizona. Ken
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row, from left: Euclase, 2.3 cm, from the Gachalå mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacå 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, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler...the Musonoi mine, Zaire (#950). Jerry Cone photo. Adamite, 5-mm view, from the Mohawk mine, San Bernardino
Catalog/List
lustrous showy xl 5. .. > BARITE ON WITHERITE. Raggs Mine,;Alson Moor, Cumberland. Nice intergrown group of...side. 25x20x25mm. £30. 8. CALCITE. Cambokeels Mine, Weardale, Co Durham. A 70x30mm area of calcite...Label. 45x45x15mm .£60. ‱-* 10. Penbertriy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall. Areas of red to brown CARMINITE...matrix. 50x50x20mm. £22. 12 CASSITERITE. Poldory Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Lovely group of about 50 jet...40x40x18mm. £28. Odd 14. CHALCOCITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. A 90x45mm area of veinstone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and origin of the vanadium minerals at the Lueca Mine, and of the associated tarbuttite ZnTPO4OHand volborthite...lime-green streak. F. Mottramite (near end-member), Uris Mine, Tsumeb, South-West Africa. Grassgreen crystalsl...and only traces of pyrite relics were found in limonite boxworks, together with a few grains of strongly...similar to the sphalerite occurring in the Tsumeb Mine in south-west Africa. Of the secondarysupergeneminerals...prominent colloform banding. considerableamounts of limonite are also present. Qttaftz is widespread in its
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Cette Exposition est placee sous le Haut Patron de Monsieur Hubert Curien, Ministre de la Recherche...quelques uns des premiers cristaux sur roche de la Mine Premier en Afrique du Sud (sur kimberlite alteree...Une nagyagite {mine d'or arsenicale de Nagyag) s'est payee 122 livres ; une proustite {mine d'argent rouge...a 72 livres a !'exception d'un "grand plateau de mine de plomb verte de Fribourg" paye 300 livres ! Le...livres. Il est precise qu'un "superbe morceau de mine d'antimoine en aiguilles qui reflechissent les plus
Book (edition)
This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr. John Sinkankas for his kind initiative and support...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...and several important mineral mixtures. (e.g. limonite and psilomelane) are included here to provide...by Strunz (1996). Thanks to the kind permission of Dr. E. Nagele from the E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung...arisen with localities in Congo-Zaire: the country, named Democratic Republic of Congo since 1960, was changed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurs with calcite in small veins traversing limonite; the color of the mixture with calcite ranges...author, gelbertrandite, gelthorite, gelgoethite (limonite), gelcassiterite (arandisite), and gelcristobalite...given) gave 3.95*0.02. Optical study from Tantara, Katanga, gave biaxial, positive, 2V 80+5", a 1.743+0...states that his material was type material from the Congo procured by W. T. Schaller from Prof. Lacroix. Further
Journal (issue)
clubs plus importants, dont nous par­ lions plus haut, au sein d'une FĂ©dĂ©ration Belge des Cercles GĂ©ologi­...""' d + r cos z l'angle p. nĂŒus l'avons vu plt.Js haut, etant toujou rs tr'Ă«s petit. En effet, traçons...celle s u Soleil, d'aprĂšs ce que nous avons vu plus haut. La planĂšte exerçant la force de marĂ©e la plus forte...gisement a cessĂ© en 1 9 6 0 , aprĂšs l'inondatio n de la mine. L'objet de notre exposĂ© n'est pas de dresser un...redressĂ©s et faillĂ©s ; dans la rĂ©gion centrale (Kambove), les anticli­ naux se rejoignent ou se dĂ©dou blent
Journal (issue)
Foote also made several collecting visits to the mine in 1890-1891, and brought back many good specimens...chemist and physicist). In 1895 Niven purchased the mine from its owner, on behalf of Thomas Edison. In the...dozen mines were opened, one of which (the Mariposa mine) produced a wider variety of mercury minerals than...Morgenstern photo. Calcite, 5.8 cm, from the Mariposa mine, Terlingua; Roh Lavinsky (The Arkenstone) specimen...Calomel crystals on terlinguaite, 3 mm, Mariposa mine, Terlingua. Celestine, 4.5 cm, Burnet, Burnet County;
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mineralogie du Moyen-Age et de la Renaissance. Si dans le haut Moyen-Age Jes Europeens ne produisirent que quelques...t:, 1 J/jJ') dr-,lontin J et indefin1, JI faut 1 , ,11 11 11.:,r::...metastibnite : sulfure d'antimoine), d'oxycles (limonite, wad, gummite), de phosphates (diadochite ; phosphate...frequentes de pyrite et de chalcopyrite avec la limonite et la malachite provenant de phenomenes d'oxydation...lesquels les mesures comparatives exposees plus haut ne sont pas applicables, la valeur de J'indice peut
Journal (issue)
localities like the Sweet Horne mine, Breckenridge, Mount Antero, the Sunnyside mine, Creede, Cripple Creek,...Collection" labels list the name of the lade or mine, the mining district and county, and the assay results...thread, some taken from the surface of the American mine and some from its deepest workings indicating that...that depth does not change the character of the mine. One is impressed by the money as well as the scientific...quartz, interspersed with gold, but the owner of the mine, Mr. Walker, seeing the cabinet, said that the piece
Journal (issue)
P. J. Dunn Famous mineral localities: The Mezica mine, Slovenia, Yugoslavia ............................Collectors and M useums —By Appt. O nly K rystallos Dr. Paul Meienberg Ainmillerstr. 13 D-8000 M unich 40...central Asia, Minerals from the Alps Wilke Mineralien Dr. H. J. Wilke & Else A. Wilke Handelstr. 5 D-6116...ISSUES! v.15/#5 Jacupiranga mine (Bra­ zil), Jensen quarry (CA), Cunha Baixa mine, Paulkerrite $7 v.15/#6...17/#2 v.17/#3 v,17/#4 National Belle mine (CO), Tip Top mine (SD), Stoneham Barite (CO) $8 v.1 7 /#
Book (edition)
Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...ye ty a ara id (ean Âź “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet ...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely
Book (edition)
Vesuvius, Italy (12, column 2) and SEMSEYITE, Julcani mine, Huancavelica, Peru (#3, column 2). Color, page...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuernrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely... Silver Plun1e district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise n1ine, Dolores...oxidation zone of ore deposits, often associated with limonite, calcite, hemimorph ite, smithsonite, azurite...Juab County, and with austinite at the Gold Hill mine, Tooele County, Utal1; in Inyo, San Bernardino,
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Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County; at the Double...MODE OF OCCURRENCE: Found in waste piles in a coal mine in the L'vov-Volynskii basin, USSR. It is found
Catalog/List
A beautiful Crystallized Gold from the “16-to-1” Mine ‱ A huge cut and polished Apache Agate weighing...Meteorite Iron, Coarse Octahedrite - IIAB Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia - (46°09’36”N, 134° 39’12”E)...Meteorite Iron, Coarse Octahedrite - IIAB Maritime Territory Siberia, Russia (46°09’36”N, 134° 39’12”E) Witnessed...“Shrapnel” Iron, Coarse Octahedrite - IIAB Maritime Territory Siberia, Russia (46°09’36”N, 134° 39’12”E) Witnessed...“Shrapnel” Iron, Coarse Octahedrite - IIAB Maritime Territory Siberia, Russia (46°09’36”N, 134° 39’12”E) Witnessed
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years. The Precambrian of the R epublic of the Congo and of the tvvo small adjoining states, Rwanda and...during brief field trips under the expert guidance of Dr. H ENRI BESAIRIE. The similarity between the metamorphosed...em·i Besairie . . 133 The P RECA1\1BRIAN OF THE CONGO, RWANDA, AND BURUNDI by L. Cahen and J . Lepersonne...GNEISS ~ DHARWARS CUDDAPM(S ‱ CHIT T OOR MA DR AS I 3‱ 7 8° 80‱ JTrG. 8. Geological sketch rnap...dated a specimen of cyrtolite from the Sankara 1nica mine in the Nellore district, Andhra State, by the lead-alpha
Catalog/List
GROUP OF EIGHT CARVED TURQUOISES Sleeping Beauty Mine, Arizona Suitable for mounting as either earrings...MINERALS | 45 2108 2109 2110 2108 EXCEPTIONAL LIMONITE IN TOPAZ—”A MEMBER OF THE 100 CARATS CLUB” Burma...inclusions in so-called “rutilated topaz” are actually limonite staining that fills hollow tubes in the topaz...measuring 59.22 x 36.4 x 28.0 mm $2,000 - 3,000 Limonite is quite a different mineral from rutile. Rutile...high refractive index, much higher than diamond. Limonite is actually not itself a true mineral, rather
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Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the...Oblast. Alpine-type clefts in the famous Dodo quartz mine commonly contain ilmenite, occurring as lustrous...ilmenite crystals as described here for the Dodo mine. In general, ilmenite crystals from the Subpolar
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replacement (austausch) of a component; e.g., limonite after pyrite or fluorite after calcite d. exchange...categories are somewhat different and less inclusive than Dr. Strunz’s. In the fourth edition (Dana, 1854), Dana...a pyrite crystal is altered on the surface to limonite. Some authorities quite rightly object to the...been described in a stream receiving acid (C) (D) mine drainage rich in SO4 2 ions (Brady et al., 1986)...from the SiO2-dolomite sequence at the Mount Isa mine (Queensland, Australia). Pseudomorphs in the chert
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and tropical areas, such as the accumulation of limonite, Ni-silicates and iron. In residual deposits kaolinite...particles are separated according to their grain 10 limonite, siderite, psilomelane and pyrolusite have originated...continued weathering, eg ankerite weathers to limonite, becoming brown in the process; pink-rose rhodochrosite...porous, foamy or spongy aggregates are typical of limonite and calcite; crusty, drop-shaped and colloidal...colloidal aggregates occur predominantly in aragonite, limonite, pyrite, marcasite, in various kinds of opals
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illustrated Encyclopedi of the World’s Rocks and Mine re L A R E N MI OF THE WORLD Rudolf Duda and...and tropical areas, such as the accumulation of limonite, Ni-silicates and iron. In residual deposits kaolinite...particles are separated according to their grain 10 limonite, siderite, psilomelane and pyrolusite have originated...continued weathering, eg ankerite weathers to limonite, becoming brown in the process; pink-rose rhodochrosite...porous, foamy or spongy aggregates are typical of limonite and calcite; crusty, drop-shaped and colloidal
Catalog/List
and reel­ tinted xis, 4 x G x 21!", $3.60. Stank Mine. Scalenohedrons enclosing brown phan­ toms. a choice...xis, 2 x 3ÂŒ x H", $4.00. DIAMOND a" Belgian Congo. Sharp, translucent xls; yellow penetration cube...ÂŒ", $35.00; colorless t"a " xi, $10.00. Premier Mine, Transvaal. Choice f'a " light golden­ brown xi...roclc, 4 ?! x 5l x 2", $3.50. DIOPTASE Tantara, B e l g i an Congo. A choice STOUP o ( large rich green...green xis, 2ïżœ x 3ïżœ x 2", $20.00 Djoue, French Congo Beauti(ul large green xis on rock, 2ïżœ x 3?! x 2", $40
 
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