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Locality Name:
Kilembe Mine, Toro, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2000

mindat Locality ID: 19036
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19036.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kilembe Mine, Toro, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°13'0"N
Longitude: 30°2'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0.21666666666667,30.049722222222
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 Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Ni O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Ni O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinel

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22000200005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)20002000027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS220002000027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2000200003531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2000200002970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2000200008173
Gold  (*)CopperAu20002000030554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42000200005591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4200020000249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O420002000014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220002000012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22000200005674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22000200005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)220002000017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82000200001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS220002000039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82000200009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO220002000061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4200020000249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS20002000021482


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
sedcu-0063820002000L. Proterozoic       Cu19036Kilembe Mine, Toro, Kasese District, Western Region, UgandaKilembeCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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