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Lualaba, Haut-Katanga

Mashamba West / Kakanda (dioptase, Katanga)

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: Dioptase, malachite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Oxidized Cu ore

Katangan dioptase and copper minerals

Keep exploring nearby

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