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Locality Name:
Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 347

mindat Locality ID: 14740
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14740.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 11°5'43"S
Longitude: 26°13'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -11.095277777778,26.223055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Au Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Nd Ni O P Pb S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Nd Ni O P Pb S Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCopperCorundumDiasporeFluoriteGypsumMalachiteNonePhosphuranyliteSerpentine
Spinel

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Billietite  (*)Curite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Ianthinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Soddyite  (*)Studtite  (*)Swamboite-(Nd)  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Vandenbrandeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O684347038
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O684347051
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O684347082
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)68434707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu684347030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O68434706890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3684347014640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)6843470111
Ianthinite  (*)NoneU4+2(UO2)4O6(OH)4·9H2O684347031
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O6843470198
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)46843470359
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2684347012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O6843470443
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S46843470249
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O684347056
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2684347044
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O684347025
Swamboite-(Nd)  (*)NoneNd0.333[(UO2)(SiO3OH)](H2O)~2.568434702
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O68434701059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO241334702718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O6843470890
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)468434709


11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00392900900U. Proterozoic     Yes Cu185337Kambove West Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKamboveCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002319684656670±14   RGM 6425    14740Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoSwambo MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002355353347350±3206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 6425  Uraninite  14740Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoSwambo MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002356369363366±3206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 6425  Uraninite  14740Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoSwambo MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002357399393396±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 6425  Uraninite  14740Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoSwambo MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002358413407410±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 6425  Uraninite  14740Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoSwambo MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002302536524.2530.1±5.9U-Pbreworking of metal concentrationuraninite  YesUraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd16667Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKatanga CopperbeltDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002303656656 U-Pb highuraninite  YesUraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd16667Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKatanga CopperbeltDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002304602602 U-Pb highuraninite  YesUraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd16667Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKatanga CopperbeltDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002305542542 U-Pb highuraninite  YesUraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd16667Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKatanga CopperbeltDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002306503503 U-Pb highuraninite  YesUraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd16667Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoKatanga CopperbeltDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060728Swambo Hill (Swambo Mine), Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060728

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