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DR Congo, Haut-Katanga

Kipushi, DR Congo

Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sphalerite, kipushite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Zn-Cu deposit

Famous mine documented for cobaltoan calcite, kipushite and gemmy sphalerite.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Deep mine, security

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