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Locality Name:
Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 942
Youngest recorded age at locality: 490

mindat Locality ID: 4317
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4317.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°-59'-12"N
Longitude: 29°8'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -0.98666666666667,29.140555555556
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 Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ta Ti W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAncyliteAragoniteBaotiteBaryteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbite
CorundumDiasporeFeldsparKaoliniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePerovskite
PyrochlorePyroxeneRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteStauroliteWavelliteZircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Baotite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Celestine  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydropyrochlore  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lueshite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Nacrite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Rutile  (*)Sodalite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Variscite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O694249001022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)94249008803
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O942490092
Baotite  (*)BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl942490027
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)942490011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)942490027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O9424900232
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)94249001252
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O69424900518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O69424900289
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)69424900310
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)294249009895
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)9424900371
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6942490083
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)94249001188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)94249007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3942490014640
Hydropyrochlore  (*)Pyrochlore(H2O,   )2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)94249001
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)694249002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)494249005591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO494249001507
Lueshite  (*)PerovskiteNaNbO3942490016
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)94249004924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)9424900945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O94249001508
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49424900112
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F29424900112
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO294249005614
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl9424900444
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)9424900978
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)9424900589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F9424900232
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O9424900301
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O9424900652
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O9424900374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)94249005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000991MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and fenite.
Jen_0000992MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and fenite.
Jen_0000993MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and fenite.


3 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
Jen_0000991822822822        4317Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR CongoLueshe MineWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000992942702822±120K-Ar biotite     4317Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR CongoLueshe MineWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000993542490516±26Rb-Sr whole rock     4317Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR CongoLueshe MineWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060717Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060717
R060980Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060980
R090025Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R090025

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