Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mambilima, Tenke-Fungurume Area, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo

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

mindat Locality ID: 252209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252209.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mambilima, Tenke-Fungurume Area, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 10°38'59"S
Longitude: 26°13'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.649722222222,26.228888888889

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.

Allophane	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Diaspore	Malachite	None	Quartz	Spinel

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum Diaspore Malachite None Quartz Spinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Dolomite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Malachite ()*
Quartz ()*	Spherocobaltite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	900	900	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	900	900	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	900	900	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	900	900	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	900	900	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	900	900	3531
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	900	900	9895
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	900	900	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	900	900	14640
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	900	900	12537
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	900	900	61156
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)	900	900	52

1 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	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedcu-00388	900	900	U. Proterozoic							Yes			Cu	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kolwezi	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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