Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 246

mindat Locality ID: 41271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41271.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 11°10'8"S
Longitude: 27°0'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -11.168888888889,27.009166666667

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	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Cyanotrichite	Garnet	Malachite	Melanterite	None
Not in a structural group	Quartz	Spinel	Zinkosite

Almandine ()*	Bieberite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcocyanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Malachite ()*
Quartz ()*	Uranophane-α ()*

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 O S Si U

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Corundum Cyanotrichite Garnet Malachite Melanterite None
Not in a structural group Quartz Spinel Zinkosite

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	900	246	2353
Bieberite ()*	Melanterite	Co(SO₄)·7H₂O	900	246	50
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	900	900	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	900	246	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	900	900	154
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	900	900	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	900	900	5707
Chalcocyanite ()*	Zinkosite	Cu(SO₄)	900	900	15
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	900	900	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	900	900	3531
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	900	900	179
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	900	246	14640
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	900	246	111
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	900	246	1507
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	900	900	12537
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	900	246	61156
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	900	246	890

10 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	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedcu-00392	900	900	U. Proterozoic						Yes		Cu	185337	Kambove West Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Kambove	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
Kristen002313	626	616	621±5					RGM 4744				41271	Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Luishia Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002323	250	246	248±2	206Pb/238U			uraninite	RGM 4744		Uraninite		41271	Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Luishia Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002324	293	289	291±2	207Pb/235U			uraninite	RGM4744		Uraninite		41271	Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Luishia Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
sedcu-00397	900	900	U. Proterozoic								Cu	41271	Luishia Mine, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Luishia	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
Kristen002302	536	524.2	530.1±5.9	U-Pb	reworking of metal concentration		uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002303	656	656		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002304	602	602		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002305	542	542		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002306	503	503		U-Pb		high	uraninite		Yes	Uraninite	U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	16667	Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo	Katanga Copperbelt	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81

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