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Rutile from
Musoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:548.91696 Ma
Minimum recorded age:494.36406 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1498.03594 to 494.36406 MaCambrian - U-Pb
2507.9717 to 504.4283 MaMiaolingian - U-Pb
3513.1776 to 510.8224 MaCambrian Series 2 - U-Pb
4514.07244 to 512.32756 MaCambrian Series 2 - U-Pb
5516.9812 to 511.0188 MaCambrian Series 2 - U-Pb
6517.56468 to 513.23532 MaCambrian Series 2 - U-Pb
7517.8789 to 516.1211 MaCambrian Series 2 - U-Pb
8529.32 to 526.68 MaTerreneuvian - U-Pb
9548.91696 to 547.28304 MaEdiacaran - U-Pb
Sample references:
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
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Richards, J. P., Krogh, T. E., & Spooner, E. T. C. (1988) Fluid inclusion characteristics and U-Pb rutile age of late hydrothermal alteration and veining at the Musoshi stratiform copper deposit, Central African copper belt, Zaire. Economic Geology, 83(1), 118-139.
Habit:Crystals to 3cm.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Musoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253268:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘChambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘChibuluma West Mine, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘFrontier Mine, Sakania, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
References
Cailteux, Jacques; Dimanche, François (1973) Examen des oxydes de fer et titane dans l'environnement du gisement de cuivre de Musoshi (Shaba, République du Zaïre). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 96 (6). p.378-382. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1973.6852
Econ Geol (1988) 83:118-139
Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107
 
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