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Locality Name:
Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 387

mindat Locality ID: 234734
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234734.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kolwezi Mine
Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine)
Mutanda Mine

Latitude: 10°45'25"S
Longitude: 25°37'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.756944444444,25.630833333333
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb Pd S Se Si Te U V Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChenevixiteChrisstanleyiteCobaltomeniteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDigeniteFritzscheiteGuilleminiteGypsumMalachiteMeloniteMixite
NoneNot in a structural groupPlancheitePyriteQuartzScheeliteSchoepiteSengieriteSpinelVolborthite

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Asbolane  (*)Athabascaite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Becquerelite  (*)
Berzelianite  (*)Billietite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cobaltomenite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornetite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Curite  (*)Demesmaekerite  (*)Derriksite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dumontite  (*)Francevillite  (*)Gold  (*)
Guilleminite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Jagüéite  (*)
Kamotoite-(Y)  (*)Kasolite  (*)Kolwezite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marthozite  (*)Masuyite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Oosterboschite  (*)Oursinite  (*)Palladinite  (*)
Palladium  (*)Palladseite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Pseudojohannite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roubaultite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Saléeite  (*)
Schoepite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)
Spherocobaltite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Studtite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Trogtalite  (*)Tyrrellite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandenbrandeite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)
Verbeekite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O581461148835143
Athabascaite  (*)NoneCu5Se458146114883518
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25814611488355509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)58146114883511547
Becquerelite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O58146114883592
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)58146114883566
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O58146114883538
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65814611488351633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)900387248834,4883527770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4900461248834,48835154
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O581461148835925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5814611488355707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O58146114883540
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)258146114883590
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O900461248834,488353531
Cobaltomenite  (*)CobaltomeniteCo(Se4+O3)·2H2O58146114883511
Copper  (*)CopperCu900461248834,488353846
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)358146114883526
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5814611488354165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O900461248834,488352970
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O900461248834,4883558
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O900387248834,4883551
Demesmaekerite  (*)NonePb2Cu5(UO2)2(Se4+O3)6(OH)6·2H2O5814611488352
Derriksite  (*)NoneCu4(UO2)(Se4+O3)2(OH)65814611488352
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S5814611488351027
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O581461148835164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2900387248834,488359895
Dumontite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·5H2O58146114883520
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O58146114883543
Gold  (*)CopperAu58146114883530554
Guilleminite  (*)GuilleminiteBa(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2·3H2O5814611488353
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5814611488356890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O358146114883514640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)581461148835111
Jagüéite  (*)ChrisstanleyiteCu2Pd3Se45814611488353
Kamotoite-(Y)  (*)NoneY2O4(UO2)4(CO3)3·14H2O5814611488357
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O581461148835198
Kolwezite  (*)MalachiteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2900461248834,4883510
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)581461148835234
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)5814611488351487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2900461248834,4883512537
Marthozite  (*)GuilleminiteCu2+(UO2)3(Se4+O3)2O2·8H2O5814611488352
Masuyite  (*)NonePb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O58146114883523
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2581461148835155
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O581461148835443
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O581461148835168
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)581461148835362
Oosterboschite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)7Se55814611488355
Oursinite  (*)NoneCo(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O5814611488352
Palladinite  (*)NonePdO5814611488356
Palladium  (*)CopperPd58146114883559
Palladseite  (*)NonePd17Se155814611488356
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O58146114883574
Pseudojohannite  (*)NoneCu3(OH)2[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2]·12H2O0014883510
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4581461148835369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS258146114883539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO258146114883561156
Roubaultite  (*)NoneCu2O2(UO2)3(CO3)2(OH)2·4H2O5814611488353
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)58146114883558
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)1058146114883595
Schoepite  (*)Schoepite(UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)658146114883594
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O58146114883511
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5814611488356417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O58146114883556
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)258146114883544
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)900387248834,4883552
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S2858146114883573
Studtite  (*)None(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2·2H2O58146114883525
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO900461248834,488351101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O900461248834,488351059
Trogtalite  (*)PyriteCoSe258146114883510
Tyrrellite  (*)SpinelCu(Co,Ni)2Se458146114883517
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O900387248834,48835890
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)45814611488359
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)58146114883563
Verbeekite  (*)NonePdSe25814611488352
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O581461148835155
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO45814611488351655
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S858146114883570


13 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
Kristen002301659.6645652.3±7.3U-PbU mineralization/ (re-)mobilizationuraninite  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 
Kristen002385394394394206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002386397397397206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002387387387387206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002388417415416±1207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002389418416417±1207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002390410408409±1207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13156  Uraninite  4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolwezi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
sedcu-00388900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4329Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoKolweziCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002320581461521±60   RGM 8635    4322Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR CongoMusonoi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070588Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R070588
R110040Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R110040
R060570Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060570
R130657Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R130657
R080130Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R080130
R100223Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R100223
R090007Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R090007
R060479Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060479
R090052Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R090052
R070509Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R070509
R090017Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R090017
R080082Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R080082
R060361Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060361
R080113Musonoi Mine (Musonoi Extension Mine), Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R080113

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