Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kafubu Emerald District, Lufwanyama, Copperbelt, Zambia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 659.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 31580
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31580.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kafubu Emerald District, Lufwanyama, Copperbelt, Zambia": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Akala Mine
Chantete Mine
Ebenezer Mine
Gertina Mine
Grizzly Mine
Kagem Emerald Mine
Kamakanga Mine
Mbuwa Mine
Miku Mine
Mitondo Mine
Pioneer Mine
Pirala Mine
Quatchoun Mine
Solid Rock Mine
Twampane Mine

Latitude: 13°6'7"S
Longitude: 28°5'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.101944444444,28.091388888889

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Baryte	Beryl	Brookite	Calcite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Margarite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	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 B Ba Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Baryte Beryl Brookite Calcite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Mica None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite
Quartz Rutile Serpentine Spinel Talc Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

35 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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	659.6	470	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	659.6	470	0		8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	659.6	470	0		3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	656	503	0		11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	659.6	470	0		606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	659.6	470	21	295017,295018,295019,295020,295021,295022,295023,295024,295025,295026,295027,295028,295029,295030,295031,295032,295033,295034,295035,295036,295037	4286
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	659.6	470	0		700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	659.6	470	0		27770
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	659.6	470	0		321
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	659.6	470	0		951
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	659.6	470	0		289
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	659.6	470	1	295027	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	659.6	470	0		648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	659.6	470	0		8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	659.6	470	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	659.6	470	0		9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	659.6	470	0		445
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	659.6	470	0		14640
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	659.6	470	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	659.6	470	1	295027	14899
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	659.6	470	0		168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	659.6	470	0		17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	659.6	470	0		326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	659.6	470	1	295027	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	656	503	0		39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	659.6	470	2	295034,295035	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	659.6	470	0		5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	659.6	470	2	295027,295034	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	659.6	470	0		6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	659.6	470	1	295027	1214
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	659.6	470	1	295027	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	659.6	470	0		211
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	659.6	470	0		4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	659.6	470	1	295027	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	659.6	470	0		5251

7 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

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