Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Pirala Mine, Kafubu Emerald District, Lufwanyama, Copperbelt, Zambia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 659.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 205352
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205352.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pirala Mine, Kafubu Emerald District, Lufwanyama, Copperbelt, Zambia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Beryl	None	Quartz	Tourmaline

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 B Be Fe H Na O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Fe H Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl None Quartz Tourmaline

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Beryl ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	659.6	470	4286
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	659.6	470	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	659.6	470	2705

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen002301	659.6	645	652.3±7.3	U-Pb	U mineralization/ (re-)mobilization		uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002302	536	524.2	530.1±5.9	U-Pb	reworking of metal concentration		uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002303	656	656		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002304	602	602		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002305	542	542		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002306	503	503		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002310	502	470	486±16	U-Pb				RGM 3636	Yes		U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	4349	Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia	Nkana Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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