Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 245249
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245249.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kitwe

Latitude: 12°52'53"S
Longitude: 28°6'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.881388888889,28.107222222222

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 Fe H Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteApatiteBaryteBranneriteCalciteChalcopyriteDigeniteFeldsparFluorite
MalachiteMeloniteMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzSpinelZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coffinite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melonite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)90047012950048803
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)502470129500411547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS490047012950045516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O66565032295004,295005248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)900470129500427770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S46565032295004,295005154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S90047012950045707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26565032295004,29500527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O65650312950053531
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O6565032295004,295005566
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S90047012950041027
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)6565032295004,295005234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26565032295004,29500512537
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe25024701295004207
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26565032295004,2950055800
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)49004701295004369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2502470129500439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29004702295004,29500561156
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO26565032295004,2950052718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl9004702295004,295005605



19 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-00768900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228216Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaChibuluma-Chibuluma WestCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00770900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228223Chibuluma South Mine, Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaChibuluma SouthCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00772900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228255Chifupu, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaChifupuCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen002310502470486±16U-Pb  RGM 3636   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 
Kristen002363522522522206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002364549549549206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002365549549549206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002366529525527±2207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002367549543546±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002368553547550±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 3636  Uraninite  4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
sedcu-00766900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4349Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaMindola-Nkana N-SCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00769900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228256Nkana North Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana North LimbCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00771900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228257Nkana South Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaNkana South LimbCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070595Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambiahttps://rruff.info/R070595


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