Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Uraninite at Lualaba, DR Congo

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 900Ma - 146Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
sedcu-00388	900	900			Cu	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
Kristen002359	148	146	Uraninite			14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81

Direct age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Kristen002359	148	146	Uraninite	14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002360	153	151	Uraninite	14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002361	183	181	Uraninite	14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002362	188	186	Uraninite	14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002385	394	394	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002386	397	397	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002387	387	387	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002388	417	415	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002389	418	416	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002390	410	408	Uraninite	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002391	306	306	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002392	670	668	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002393	432	432	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002394	397	397	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002395	335	333	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002396	642	634	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002397	451	447	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002398	416	414	Uraninite	6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Jen_0000537	518	518	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000538	518	518	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000539	518	518	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000540	518	518	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000541	517	517	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000542	517	517	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000543	617	603	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000544	614	602	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000545	617	603	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000546	615	591	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000547	619	597	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000548	622	598	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000549	489	489	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000550	489	489	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000551	489	489	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000552	517	517	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000553	517	517	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000554	517	517	Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000555	473	473	Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000556	473	473	Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000557	473	473	Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Jen_0000558	476	470	Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Saintilan et al. (2018)	SR8_14946
Kristen002320	581	461			4322	Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002321	597	567			6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002322	616	604			14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
sedcu-00384	900	900		Cu	228186	Tenke Deposit (incl. Fwalu; Kwatebala; Goma), Tenke-Fungurume Area, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00385	900	900		Cu	228187	Fungurume Deposit, Tenke-Fungurume Area, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00386	900	900		Cu	20111	Mutoshi Mine (Ruwe Mine), Mutoshi (Ruwe), Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00387	900	900		Cu	42400	Kakanda Deposit, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00388	900	900		Cu	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00390	900	900		Cu	41275	Kabolela Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00394	900	900		Cu	13482	Kasompi Mine (Menda Mine; Kasompi Hill), Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00395	600	600		Cu	14738	Kalongwe Deposit, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

Direct age (prioritized) (remote)

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Kristen002303	656	656	Uraninite	U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002304	602	602	Uraninite	U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002305	542	542	Uraninite	U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002306	503	503	Uraninite	U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81

Direct age (remote)

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Kristen002301	659.6	645	Uraninite		U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81
Kristen002302	536	524.2	Uraninite		U,Co,Cu,Ni,Mo,Se,S,Au,Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Decrée et al. (2011)	OGR40_81