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Locality Name:
Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, Zambia

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

mindat Locality ID: 305474
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305474.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, Zambia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Konkola Mine
Lubambe Mine

Latitude: 12°20'17"S
Longitude: 27°47'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.338055555556,27.797777777778

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteFeldsparMalachite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)290090012949795509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS490090012949795516
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S49009001294979154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S90090012949795707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2900900129497927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O90090012949793531
Copper  (*)CopperCu90090012949793846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS90090012949794165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O90090012949792970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S90090012949791027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)290090012949799895
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)90090012949797437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3900900129497914640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2900900129497912537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)90090012949794924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2900900129497917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2900900129497939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2900900129497961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO290090012949795614
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)900900129497952
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O90090012949794899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)90090012949795251



8 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-00752900900U. Proterozoic       Cu13949Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, ZambiaKonkola-Kirila BombweCox 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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