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Locality Name:
Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 975.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 969.3

mindat Locality ID: 4313
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4313.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 3°4'59"S
Longitude: 27°7'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.0830555555556,27.133055555556
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: Al As Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th U V Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Th U V Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerylClayFeldspar
FluoriteJahnsiteMeta-autuniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranyliteQuartzRockbridgeiteRutile
TurquoiseWavelliteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Afmite  (*)Albite  (*)Althupite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Benauite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Dumontite  (*)Evansite  (*)Eylettersite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Furongite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Kamitugaite  (*)
Keckite  (*)Kobokoboite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metavanmeersscheite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Moreauite  (*)Mundite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Phuralumite  (*)Planerite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranunculite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Saléeite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Studtite  (*)Threadgoldite  (*)Triangulite  (*)Upalite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vanmeersscheite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)Wavellite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Afmite  (*)NoneAl3(OH)4(H2O)3(PO4)(PO3OH)·H2O975.3969.303
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)975.3969.308803
Althupite  (*)Not in a structural groupAlTh(UO2)7(PO4)4O2(OH)5·15H2O975.3969.301
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F975.3969.30244
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS975.3969.309052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O975.3969.301272
Benauite  (*)AluniteSrFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6975.3969.303
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O975.3969.3055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18975.3969.304286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2975.3969.305171
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6975.3969.30310
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O975.3969.3020
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O975.3969.3056
Eylettersite  (*)AluniteTh0.75Al3(PO4)2(OH)6975.3969.302
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5975.3969.3052
Furongite  (*)NoneAl4(UO2)4(PO4)6(OH)2(H2O)19.5975.3969.302
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3975.3969.30504
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6975.3969.30173
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH975.3969.30367
Kamitugaite  (*)NonePbAl(UO2)5(PO4)3O2(OH)2(H2O)11.5975.3969.302
Keckite  (*)JahnsiteCaMn(Fe3+,Mn)2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2O975.3969.3010
Kobokoboite  (*)NoneAl6(PO4)4(OH)6·11H2O975.3969.303
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2975.3969.30210
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O975.3969.30388
Metavanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·2H2O975.3969.304
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)975.3969.304924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O975.3969.30129
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)975.3969.30200
Moreauite  (*)NoneAl3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·13H2O975.3969.302
Mundite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)3·5.5H2O975.3969.303
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2975.3969.3017380
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O975.3969.30182
Phuralumite  (*)NoneAl2[(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)](OH)3(H2O)9975.3969.301
Planerite  (*)TurquoiseAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4H2O975.3969.3043
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2975.3969.3061156
Ranunculite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)(PO3OH)(OH)3·4H2O975.3969.301
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5975.3969.30206
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)975.3969.3058
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10975.3969.3095
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O975.3969.301153
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O975.3969.3025
Threadgoldite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)2(PO4)2(OH)·8H2O975.3969.309
Triangulite  (*)NoneAl3(UO2)4(PO4)4(OH)5·5H2O975.3969.302
Upalite  (*)NoneAl(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)·7H2O975.3969.303
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2975.3969.302718
Vanmeersscheite  (*)NoneU(UO2)3(PO4)2(OH)6·4H2O975.3969.308
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O975.3969.30301
Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)ZirconCeVO4975.3969.309
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O975.3969.30374
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)975.3969.30939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)975.3969.305251


1 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
Alexandra-0228975.3969.3972.3±3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(fe), columbite-(mn)115 Yes Ta, Nb262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoMwimbiMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140862Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R140862

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