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Locality Name:
Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1976
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 24511
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24511.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Chingola Mine
Kasompe
Mimbula
Nchanga Mine

Latitude: 12°34'54"S
Longitude: 27°51'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.581666666667,27.861111111111

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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClaringbulliteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldspar
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSpinel

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Claringbullite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Torbernite  (*)
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)290090012949875509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)900900129498711547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS419769002294985,2949875516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19761952129498527770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S49009001294987154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S19769002294985,2949875707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219769002294985,29498727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O19769002294985,2949873531
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)6900900129498713
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O90090012949872970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)290090012949879895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1976195212949858173
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)197619522294984,294985111
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)9009001294987234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219769002294985,29498712537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O9009001294983443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)90090012949874924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219769002294985,29498717380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)290090012949872273
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)49009001294987369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219769002294985,29498739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2900900129498761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO290090012949875614
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O90090012949871059



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
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 
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 
sedcu-00756900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4342Chingola Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaChingolaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
PorphCu-00271197619521964±12      Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, PyriteCu205764Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaSambaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
sedcu-00759900900U. Proterozoic     Yes Cu228212Mimbula, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaMimbulaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00757900900U. Proterozoic       Cu16144Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaNchangaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002310502470486±16U-Pb  RGM 3636 Yes U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 


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