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Kolwezi area (Musonoi mine)

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10.7109° S, 25.3990° E · ± 1 km

Dolomite and Malachite from Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Dolomite at Kolwezi area (Musonoi mine)

Pocket linings of intensely pink cobaltoan dolomite

Pocket wall completely lined with lustrous deep pink cobaltoan dolomite crystals (Kolwezi).
Pocket wall completely lined with lustrous deep pink cobaltoan dolomite crystals (Kolwezi).
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Bright pink cobaltoan dolomite rhombs with two small kolwezite balls (Musonoi Mine).
Bright pink cobaltoan dolomite rhombs with two small kolwezite balls (Musonoi Mine).
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Druse of shocking pink cobaltoan dolomite covering a large specimen (Kolwezi Mine).
Druse of shocking pink cobaltoan dolomite covering a large specimen (Kolwezi Mine).
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Shocking pink cobaltoan dolomite from Kolwezi.
Shocking pink cobaltoan dolomite from Kolwezi.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Cobaltoan dolomite specimen from Kolwezi.
Cobaltoan dolomite specimen from Kolwezi.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Morphology
Drusy rhombohedral crusts lining pockets
Color / luster
Deep to shocking pink; lustrous
Associated minerals
Kolwezite
Trace elements
Co (cobaltoan dolomite)
Availability
Scarce

Sources: SRC-507 SRC-472

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Malachite at Kolwezi area (Musonoi mine)

One malachite specimen shown raw on one side and polished on the other, from the Katanga Copper Crescent.
One malachite specimen shown raw on one side and polished on the other, from the Katanga Copper Crescent.
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Sources: SRC-213 SRC-226

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Copper-cobalt mining area of the Katanga Copper Crescent with malachite from oxidised copper ores.
Region
Katanga
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo

The photo page names only the Katanga Copper Crescent (title: Kolwezi); the Handbook names Musonoi mine near Kolwezi. Coordinates: Musonoi mine as placed by Wikipedia (10 42 39 S, 25 23 56 E), open-cut pits near Kolwezi. The workbook value was about 7 km to the east. Coordinates: Musonoi mine as placed by Wikipedia (10 42 39 S, 25 23 56 E), open-cut pits near Kolwezi. The workbook value was about 7 km to the east. Coordinates: Musonoi mine as placed by Wikipedia (10 42 39 S, 25 23 56 E), open-cut pits near Kolwezi. The workbook value was about 7 km to the east.

Sources: SRC-213 SRC-226 SRC-312

Sources

  1. SRC-213 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - MalachiteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineralogical Society of America
  2. SRC-226 · Website
    File:Malachite Kolwezi Katanga Congo.jpg (Wikipedia-for-schools mirror of the Commons file page)Descouens, D. (photographer); Wikimedia Commons contributors · Wikimedia Commons (mirror)
  3. SRC-312 · Website
    Musonoi Mine - Wikipedia
  4. SRC-507 · Website
    File:Dolomite-219310.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  5. SRC-472 · Website
    Dolomite - Gallery (Minerals.net)Minerals.net · Minerals.net

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.