Copper-cobalt ore

 

Copper-cobalt ore

 

Ore deposit type: Hydrothermal in sedimentary environments, Kupferschiefer or red-bed type

Provenance: Baluba Mine (Copperbelt), Zambia

Description: Epigenetic chalcopyrite (yellow, metallic luster) and carrollite (silvery gray, metallic luster) in “layer-parallel veins”. The gangue of the main vein is composed of fibrous quartz.

 

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