Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 675
Youngest recorded age at locality: 503

mindat Locality ID: 4332
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4332.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 11°30'47"S
Longitude: 27°26'12"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -11.513055555556,27.436666666667
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 Co Cu H Mg Ni O P Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Co Cu H Mg Ni O P Pb S Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteCalciteClayMalachiteNoneQuartzSengieriteSpinelTalc
Volborthite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Billietite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cornetite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)Curite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sengierite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)Soddyite  (*)
Talc  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandenbrandeite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O675529.1038
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O675529.103531
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3675529.1026
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O675529.1058
Curite  (*)NonePb3+x[(UO2)4O4+x(OH)3-x]2·2H2O675529.1051
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O675529.10198
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)675529.10234
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)675529.101487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2675529.1012537
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4675529.10369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2675529.1061156
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O675529.1011
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4675529.10249
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O675529.1056
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2675529.1044
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2675529.103337
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O675529.101059
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O675529.10890
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)4675529.109
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O675529.10155


15 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 
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 
Kristen002307675575625±50  uraninite   Uraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002308530.9529.1530±0.9  uraninite   Uraninite U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002377614614614206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002378649647648±1206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002379663661662±1206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002380619617618±1206Pb/238U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002381598592595±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002382624618621±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002383634628631±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 
Kristen002384603597600±3207Pb/235U uraniniteRGM 13320  Uraninite  4332Luiswishi Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoLuiswishi MineDecrée et al. (2011)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003OGR40_81 

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