| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Chalcocite |
| Formula: | Cu2S |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Germanite | 71 |
| Bornite | 67 |
| Chalcopyrite | 51 |
| Pyrite | 44 |
| Dolomite | 42 |
| Sphalerite | 34 |
| Renierite | 27 |
| Calcite | 25 |
| Gallite | 17 |
| Quartz | 17 |
| Galena | 17 |
| Native Silver | 16 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 15 |
| Tennantite-(Zn) | 11 |
| Smithsonite | 10 |
| Ovamboite | 10 |
| Covellite | 8 |
| Enargite | 7 |
| Leiteite | 6 |
| Stromeyerite | 6 |
| Digenite | 5 |
| Argutite | 5 |
| Schaurteite | 5 |
| Ludlockite | 5 |
| Zincolivenite | 5 |
| Stottite | 5 |
| Söhngeite | 4 |
| Olivenite | 4 |
| Siderite | 4 |
| Azurite | 3 |
| Otjisumeite | 3 |
| Naumannite | 3 |
| Bartelkeite | 3 |
| Malachite | 3 |
| Wulfenite | 2 |
| Tungstenite | 2 |
| Keyite | 2 |
| Galloplumbogummite | 2 |
| Reinerite | 1 |
| Karlseifertite | 1 |
| Tsumcorite | 1 |
| Mottramite | 1 |
| Adamite | 1 |
| Marcasite | 1 |
| Serpierite | 1 |
| Calcioandyrobertsite | 1 |
| Schneiderhöhnite | 1 |
| Philipsbornite | 1 |
| Chlorargyrite | 1 |
| Djurleite | 1 |
| Feinglosite | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Calvertite | 1 |
| Ferberite | 1 |
| Plumbotsumite | 1 |
| Melanotekite | 1 |
| Mimetite | 1 |
| Alamosite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chalcocite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (57 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13305 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13305:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 17.8km (11.0 miles) | ⓘAlt Bobos Mine, Uris Farm 481, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 22.4km (13.9 miles) | ⓘTschudi Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 33.2km (20.6 miles) | ⓘNosib Mine, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.1km (31.2 miles) | ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.7km (31.5 miles) | ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 54.6km (33.9 miles) | ⓘGuchab prospect (Guchab mine), Guchab-Rodgerberg area, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3). 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203 Kampf, A. R., Désor, J., Ma, C. (2024) Karlseifertite, Pb(Ga₂Ge)(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆, a new dussertite-group mineral, from Tsumeb, Namibia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (5). 873-878 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-873-2024 |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia