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Haut-Katanga
Kambove / Shinkolobwe area (Katanga)
Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Malachite, heterogenite (cobalt), and historically torbernite/uranium.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Copperbelt oxidized ores; Shinkolobwe uranium
Shinkolobwe was the uranium source for early atomic programs; radioactive and off-limits
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