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Shattuckite from
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
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Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
05906850017272357369787.jpg
Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
04701120017380876282633.jpg
Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
00178670017382538921584.jpg
Shattuckite, etc.

Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Shattuckite
Formula:Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Comments:Dark blue spheres implanted in calcite skalenohedrons.
Habit:Small spheres.
Colour:Dark blue.
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent.
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Plancheite2
Malachite2
Chrysocolla1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shattuckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20279
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20279:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
[MinRec 22:13-20,28]
 
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