Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 306

mindat Locality ID: 44003
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44003.html

Tectonic Settings: Collisional Boundary

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Kamoto East Open Cut
Kamoto North Open Cut
Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine)
Kamoto Principal Open Cut
KOV Open Cut (Kamoto-Oliveira-Virgule Open Cut)

Latitude: 10°43'1"S
Longitude: 25°24'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.716944444444,25.410277777778

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	Andalusite	Aragonite	Autunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Copper	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Malachite
None	Not in a structural group	Phosphuranylite	Plancheite	Schoepite	Spinel

Anhydrite ()*	Astrocyanite-(Ce) ()*	Becquerelite ()*	Billietite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cuprosklodowskite ()*	Curite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Francevillite ()*
Françoisite-(Nd) ()*	Gold ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Kamotoite-(Y) ()*	Kasolite ()*
Kolwezite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Malachite ()*	Masuyite ()*	Metasaléeite ()*
Metastudtite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*	Plancheite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Roubaultite ()*	Schoepite ()*	Schuilingite-(Nd) ()*	Shabaite-(Nd) ()*
Sklodowskite ()*	Soddyite ()*	Spherocobaltite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Studtite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vandenbrandeite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

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 Au Ba C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H K Mg Nd O P Pb S Si Sr U V Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cu H K Mg O P Sr U V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Aragonite Autunite Brochantite Calcite Copper Fluorite Fritzscheite Malachite
None Not in a structural group Phosphuranylite Plancheite Schoepite Spinel

45 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	670	306	1	48822	1588
Astrocyanite-(Ce) ()*	None	Cu₂Ce₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₅(OH)₂·1.5H₂O	900	900	1	48820	1
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	900	306	2	48822,48824	92
Billietite ()*	None	Ba(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	900	306	2	48822,48824	38
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	670	306	2	48821,48822	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	900	900	1	48824	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	900	470	3	48821,48823,48824	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	670	306	3	48820,48822,48824	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	670	306	1	48822	5707
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	900	900	1	48824	3531
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	900	306	3	48820,48822,48823	2970
Cuprosklodowskite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	670	306	1	48822	58
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	900	470	1	48820	51
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	900	306	2	48820,48822	9895
Francevillite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ba(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5H₂O	670	306	0		43
Françoisite-(Nd) ()*	None	Nd(UO₂)₃O(OH)(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	900	470	1	48820	5
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	900	470	1	48820	30554
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	900	306	2	48822,48824	111
Kamotoite-(Y) ()*	None	Y₂O₄(UO₂)₄(CO₃)₃·14H₂O	900	470	1	48820	7
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	900	470	1	48824	198
Kolwezite ()*	Malachite	CuCo(CO₃)(OH)₂	900	306	2	48820,48822	10
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	900	900	1	48824	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	900	306	4	48820,48822,48823,48824	12537
Masuyite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂·3H₂O	900	470	1	48820	23
Metasaléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	670	306	0		11
Metastudtite ()*	None	UO₄·2H₂O	670	306	0		3
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	900	900	2	48820,48824	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	670	306	0		182
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	670	306	0		182
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	900	900	1	48820	74
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	900	900	1	48820	369
Roubaultite ()*	None	Cu₂O₂(UO₂)₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	900	900	1	48824	3
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	900	470	1	48820	94
Schuilingite-(Nd) ()*	None	CuPbNd(CO₃)₃(OH)·1.5H₂O	900	900	1	48820	3
Shabaite-(Nd) ()*	None	CaNd₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·6H₂O	900	470	1	48820	1
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	900	470	1	48820	56
Soddyite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂	900	306	2	48822,48824	44
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)	670	306	1	48822	52
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	670	306	0		589
Studtite ()*	None	(UO₂)(O₂)(H₂O)₂·2H₂O	900	470	1	48824	25
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	670	306	0		1101
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	900	306	3	48820,48822,48824	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	900	306	4	48820,48821,48822,48824	890
Vandenbrandeite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)(OH)₄	670	306	1	48822	9
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	900	900	1	48824	185

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000537	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000538	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000539	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000540	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000541	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000542	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000543	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000544	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000545	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000546	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000547	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000548	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000549	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000550	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000551	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000552	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000553	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000554	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000555	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000556	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000557	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks
Jen_0000558	deposits are classified according to the Re-Os ages of molybdenite associated with Cu mineralisation in metasedimentary or granite basement host rocks

33 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
Jen_0000537	518	518	518	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-01 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000538	518	518	518	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-01 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000539	518	518	518	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-02 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000540	518	518	518	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-02 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000541	517	517	517	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-03 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000542	517	517	517	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-03 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000543	617	603	610±7	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000544	614	602	608±6	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000545	617	603	610±7	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000546	615	591	603±12	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000547	619	597	608±11	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 3		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000548	622	598	610±12	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-04 sample 3		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000549	489	489	489	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-05 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000550	489	489	489	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-05 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000551	489	489	489	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-05 sample 2 (vein)		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000552	517	517	517	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-07 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000553	517	517	517	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-07 sample 2		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000554	517	517	517	Re-Os	age of mineralization		carrollite	CAR-08 sample 1		Carrollite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000555	473	473	473	Re-Os	age of mineralization		bornite	CAR-01 sample 1		Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000556	473	473	473	Re-Os	age of mineralization		bornite	CAR-04 sample 1		Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000557	473	473	473	Re-Os	age of mineralization		bornite	CAR-06 sample 1		Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Jen_0000558	476	470	473±3	Re-Os	age of mineralization	high	bornite			Bornite		44003	Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Deposit	Saintilan et al. (2018)	10.1038/s41598-018-33399-7	SR8_14946
Kristen002321	597	567	582±15					RGM 12353				6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002391	306	306	306	206Pb/238U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002392	670	668	669±1	206Pb/238U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002393	432	432	432	206Pb/238U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002394	397	397	397	206Pb/238U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002395	335	333	334±1	207Pb/235U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002396	642	634	638±4	207Pb/235U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002397	451	447	449±2	207Pb/235U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
Kristen002398	416	414	415±1	207Pb/235U			uraninite	RGM 12353		Uraninite		6401	Kamoto Principal Mine (Kamoto Fond Mine; Kamoto Mine), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kamoto Mine	Decrée et al. (2011)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003	OGR40_81
sedcu-00388	900	900	U. Proterozoic						Yes		Cu	4329	Kolwezi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	Kolwezi	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080131	KOV Open Cut (Kamoto-Oliveira-Virgule Open Cut), Kamoto, Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo	https://rruff.info/R080131

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