Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia

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

mindat Locality ID: 4345
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4345.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 12°31'22"S
Longitude: 28°14'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.522777777778,28.236111111111

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	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Copper	Feldspar	Gypsum	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Carrollite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Zircon ()*

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 C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Copper Feldspar Gypsum Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Quartz Rhodonite Rutile Spinel Tetrahedrite Zircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	900	900	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	900	900	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	900	900	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	900	900	5516
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	900	900	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	900	900	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	900	900	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	900	900	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	900	900	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	900	900	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	900	900	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	900	900	9895
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	900	900	6890
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	900	900	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	900	900	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	900	900	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	900	900	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	900	900	5614
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	900	900	1803
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	900	900	5251

8 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
Kristen002301	659.6	645	652.3±7.3	U-Pb	U mineralization/ (re-)mobilization		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
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
Kristen002310	502	470	486±16	U-Pb				RGM 3636	Yes		U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd	4349	Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia	Nkana Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
sedcu-00755	900	900	U. Proterozoic								Cu	4345	Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia	Mufulira	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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