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Locality Name:
Copperbelt, Zambia

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

mindat Locality ID: 31604
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31604.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copperbelt, Zambia": 73
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 54

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Chililabombwe
Chingola
Kalulushi
Kitwe
Luanshya
Lufwanyama
Masaiti
Mufulira
Ndola

Latitude: 12°46'18"S
Longitude: 28°7'34"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.771666666667,28.126111111111

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 B Ba Be C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Ta Te Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBaryteBerylBranneriteBrookiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClaringbulliteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigenite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteMalachiteMeloniteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePhenakitePlancheitePyriteQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileSerpentineSpinelTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineWoodwarditeZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Claringbullite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Copper  (*)Cornetite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spherocobaltite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Woodwardite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2659.647012950163419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)9004703295004,295016,2950428803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)90090012950421588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2659.647012950163092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)29009004294979,294987,294988,2950425509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)9004703294987,295004,29501611547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2659.64701295016606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18659.647025295014,295016,295017,295018,295019,295020,295021,295022,295023,295024,295025,295026,295027,295028,295029,295030,295031,295032,295033,295034,295035,295036,295037,295048,2950504286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS419764709294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295011,295012,2950425516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O66565032295004,295005248
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO2659.64701295016700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19764704294985,294992,295004,29501627770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S49005038294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295042154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S19764708294979,294985,294987,294992,295004,295011,295012,2950425707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2197650310294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295012,29504227198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4659.64701295016321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O19765036294979,294985,294987,294992,295005,2950423531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4659.64701295016951
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)6900900129498713
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS9009001295042966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S8900900129499282
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O6565032295004,295005566
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6659.64701295016289
Copper  (*)CopperCu9009005294979,294988,295012,295042,2950463846
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3900900129504626
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS90090012949794165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O9009004294979,294987,294988,2950422970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S9004702294979,2950041027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)29004706294979,294987,294992,295016,295027,2950429895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)659.64701295016648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)19764702294985,2950168173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F659.647012950162740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2659.647012950169617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4659.64701295016445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS656503129499624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)90090012949797437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O90090012950426890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39004702294979,29501614640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)197619522294984,294985111
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)9005033294987,295004,295005234
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S49005032294992,294996249
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)659.647012950161487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4659.64702295016,29502714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219765039294979,294985,294987,294988,294992,295004,295005,295042,29504612537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2659.64701295016168
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe25024701295004207
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O9009001294983443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)9009002294979,2949874924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26565032295004,2950055800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219764705294979,294985,294987,294996,29501617380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)659.64701295016326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)29004703294987,295016,2950272273
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O900900129498874
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)49004703294987,295004,295046369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219764709294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295012,295016,29504239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl90090012950121725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S89009002294992,2950129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO290047012294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295012,295014,295016,295034,295035,29504261156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)9009001295042969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO29004705294979,294987,295016,295042,2950455614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)659.64703295016,295027,2950342705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)659.647012950166417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3659.64702295016,2950271214
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)900900129497952
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2659.64702295016,2950273337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6659.64701295016211
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1390090012950421803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O9004702294979,2950164899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O90090012949871059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2659.64702295016,2950272562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO26565032295004,2950052718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl9004702295004,295005605
Woodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)900900129498857
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)9004703294979,295016,2950425251



38 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 
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       Cu228212Mimbula, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaMimbulaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00757900900U. Proterozoic       Cu16144Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaNchangaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00762900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4343Fitula Mine, Chingola, Copperbelt, ZambiaFitulaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00761900900U. Proterozoic       Cu9736Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, ZambiaChambishiCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00760900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228213Pitanda Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, ZambiaPitandaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00763900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228214Pitanda South Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, ZambiaPitanda SouthCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00764900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228215Kasaria, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, ZambiaKasariaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00765900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228217Mwambashi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, ZambiaMwambashiCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
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 
sedcu-00775900900U. Proterozoic       Cu8552Baluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, ZambiaBaluba (see Luanshya)Cox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00777900900U. Proterozoic       Cu123105Luanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, ZambiaLuanshyaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00776900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228219Muliashi Mine (Roan Extension Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, ZambiaMuliashi (see Luanshiya)Cox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00758900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228210Lubembe Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, ZambiaLubembeCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00755900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4345Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, ZambiaMufuliraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00774900900U. Proterozoic       Cu4346Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine), Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, ZambiaBwana MkubwaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00773900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228254Itawa, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, ZambiaItawaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-00767900900U. Proterozoic       Cu228222Mwerkera, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, ZambiaMwerkeraCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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


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