M'Passa Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congoi
Regional Level Types | |
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M'Passa Mine | Mine |
Mindouli District | District |
Pool Department | Department |
Republic of the Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 22' 26'' South , 14° 8' 49'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
16702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16702:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8b3953b6-5bc5-4429-abe7-1b82d0f1f27b
A copper-lead-zinc mine.
Carbonate-hosted ore in the Schisto-calcareous Group of the West Congolian fold belt.
"M'passa is a village about 25km west-southwest of Mindouli. There are several small mines around the village. The zinc-copper mineralization produced some spectacular chalcocite crystals to 2-3cm in diameter and in groups up 15cm across. I was able to collect several fine specimens in 1977 when the mines were still active." (Demetrius Pohl, http://www.mindat.org/mesg-6-234115.html)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
✪ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Habit: Tabular-prismatic crystals to several cms References: |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Germanite Formula: Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Germanite | 2.CB.30 | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ge | Germanium | |
Ge | ⓘ Germanite | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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M'Passa Mine, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo