Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tenke Mine | Pit (Active) |
Tenke-Fungurume area | Mining Area |
Lualaba | Province |
DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 36' 9'' South , 26° 8' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Active) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kambove | 36,702 (2016) | 58.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
228186
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228186:8
GUID (UUID V4):
1162834c-3b9d-42ca-beb1-2c44b7cb7e61
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre
Reduced facies type copper-cobalt deposit, consisting of two ore beds with a layer of siliceous dolomite between them.
An open pit mine.
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Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Buttgenbachite Formula: Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Claringbullite Formula: Cu4ClF(OH)6 References: |
ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O References: |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Paramelaconite Formula: Cu1+2Cu2+2O3 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group' Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite' Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
ⓘ Rouaite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Claringbullite | 3.DA.15 | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Buttgenbachite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Paramelaconite | 4.AA.15 | Cu1+2Cu2+2O3 |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
ⓘ | Rouaite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Riebeckite Root Name Group' | - | ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
ⓘ | 'var. Crocidolite' | - | ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Claringbullite | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
N | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
N | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Claringbullite | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Paramelaconite | Cu21+Cu22+O3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
O | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Claringbullite | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
F | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Na | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Claringbullite | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite | ◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Buttgenbachite | Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Claringbullite | Cu4ClF(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Paramelaconite | Cu21+Cu22+O3 |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Localities in this Region
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DR Congo
- Haut-Katanga
- Katanga Copper CrescentMining Area
- ⭔KatangaProvince
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Tenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo