	Recorded age	Geologic Time	Sample	Dating method
1	498.03594 to 494.36406 Ma	Cambrian	-	U-Pb
2	507.9717 to 504.4283 Ma	Miaolingian	-	U-Pb
3	513.1776 to 510.8224 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	-	U-Pb
4	514.07244 to 512.32756 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	-	U-Pb
5	516.9812 to 511.0188 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	-	U-Pb
6	517.56468 to 513.23532 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	-	U-Pb
7	517.8789 to 516.1211 Ma	Cambrian Series 2	-	U-Pb
8	529.32 to 526.68 Ma	Terreneuvian	-	U-Pb
9	548.91696 to 547.28304 Ma	Ediacaran	-	U-Pb

Sample references:

1	-	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.
2	-	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.
3	-	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.
4	-	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.
5	-	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.
6	-	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.
7	-	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.
8	-	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.
9	-	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):

02bea685-0813-4a63-abf8-c3e53b86ea60

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

62.1km (38.6 miles)

ⓘ Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

References

J. Cailteux, F. Dimanche : "Examen des oxydes de fer et titane dans l'environnement du gisement de cuivre de Musoshi (Shaba, République du Zaïre)", Bull. Soc. Fr. Minéral. Cristallogr. , 1973, 96, 378-382.

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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	Wang, Mengqi, Mao, Jingwen, Ye, Huishou, Li, Hongying (2022) The Age of Hubi Copper (Cobalt) Ore Mineralization in the Zhongtiao Mountain Area, Southern Margin of the Trans-North China Orogen: New Constraints from U-Pb Dating of Rutile and Monazite. Minerals, 12 (3) 288 doi:10.3390/min12030288	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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	in the Shaban and as it includes the Shinkolobwe mine (Derricks and Vaes, 1956; Derricks and Oosterbosch...Zambian Copperbelt Areas T•F• depositionof the Katanga system,mainly of marine origin, beganbetween840...the basementis not exposed, 56 U OCCURRENCE, KATANGA SYSTEM, NW ZAMBIA 57 FIG.1. Distribution of the...OCCURRENCE, KATANGA SYSTEM, NW ZAMBIA 59 60 LUIGI MENEGHEL .. i' /.. .. 4- U OCCURRENCE, KATANGA SYSTEM...pretectonicmineralization. cessorymineralsare rutile, apatite, zircon,monazite, and pyrite. The ore
	Eglinger, Aurélien, Vanderhaeghe, Olivier, André-Mayer, Anne-Sylvie, Goncalves, Philippe, Zeh, Armin, Durand, Cyril, Deloule, Etienne (2016) Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the internal zone of the Pan-African Lufilian orogenic belt (Zambia): Implications for crustal reworking and syn-orogenic uranium mineralizations. Lithos, 240. 167-188 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2015.10.021	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	between metasedimentary rocks attributed to the Katanga Neoproterozoic sedimentary sequence and migmatites...orogeny. Both MA units of the Katanga metasedimentary sequence and pre-Katanga migmatitic basement have underwent...The Lufilian orogenic belt, formed between the Congo and Kalahari cratons during the West AC CE P Gondwana...These ore deposits are hosted at the base of the Katanga Neoproterozoic sedimentary sequence, even though...PT decollement of the Katanga sedimentary cover relative to the pre-Katanga basement (Fig. 3; RI Porada
	MacIntyre, Timothy J. (2019) Geology and geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia. Geology and geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia, Colorado School of Mines.	Thesis/Dissertation
	___________________________ Dr. Alexander P. Gysi Thesis Advisor Signed: ___________________________ Dr. Murray W. Hitzman..._______________________ Signed: ___________________________ Dr. Wendy Bohrson Department Head Department of Geology...Engineering ii ABSTRACT The Kansanshi Cu-(Au) mine exploits a structurally controlled deposit hosted...southern Africa. It is currently the largest active Cu mine in Africa, with a total endowment of nearly 12 Mt...Domain is separated from the overlying Kansanshi Mine domain by the Evaporitic Sequence, a >300 m thick
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Rutile from Musoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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