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Sodalite from
Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sodalite
Formula:Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sodalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853105:6
GUID (UUID V4):b746f91c-cc35-459b-9a6c-71bbefbf4a11
Nearest other occurrences of Sodalite
20.5km (12.7 miles) Kirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
26.4km (16.4 miles) Bishusha occurrence, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
47.7km (29.6 miles) Nyamuragira volcano, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
56.2km (34.9 miles) Mount Shaheru, Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
56.9km (35.3 miles) Rusongati occurrence, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
60.8km (37.8 miles) Nyiragongo Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
61.6km (38.3 miles) Mikeno Volcano, Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
90.8km (56.4 miles) Numbi Intrusion, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
maand worden specimens van hydropyrochloor van Lueshe, Congo aangeboden. Meer details hierover vind je elders...staat, waarvoor uiteraard onze excuses. Onze spreker, Dr. Ernst Burke, is geen "Noorderbuur", maar een ras-echte...vice-voorzitter was gedurende een paar jaren een Belg, namelijk Dr. Frédéric Hatert uit Luik. Wie aanwezig was op de...MINERAL HS XV, 2009 Themanummer : "Les minéraux de la Mine des Farges, Ussel (Corrèze), France" - 84 pp. ...Fantappièite, a new mineral of the cancrinite-sodalite group 487-494 As-rich fergusonite-beta-(Y) from
Report (issue)
519(1) c = 5.505(1) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Lueshe, Congo. 3.91 (100), 2.77 (69), 1.955 (43), 1.96 (34)...46] 100.00 Na2 O TiO2 3.62 12.23 18.91 (1) Lueshe, Congo; Fe2 O3 and TiO2 on a separate sample, SiO2...cancrinite syenite with carbonatite (Lueshe, Congo); in sodalite xenoliths associated with an intrusive...intrusion, Greenland). Association: Mica (Lueshe, Congo); sodalite, ussingite, villiaumite, steenstrupine...Distribution: From the Lueshe carbonatite, 150 km north of Goma, Kivu Province, Congo (Zaire). At Gem Park
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of the carbonatite and syenite complex of Lueshe (N.E. Zaire) H. v. MARAVIC& G. MORTEANI I/triOS...syenite complex of Lueshe (N E. Zaire). Lithos 13, 159-170. Oslo. ISSN 0024-4937. The Lueshe carbonatite is...I vol. % are typical. The carbonat;,ies ot the Lueshe alkal;ne complex are mainly s6vites with some alvikites...Berlin 12. Tyskland. The carbonatite complex of Lueshe like those of Monbadio, Bingo, Kirumba, Kibvy,...(Fig. I). Some of these carbonatites, particularly Lueshe and Bingo, are of economic interest on account
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
intrusions of the rift border and lavas from Southern Kivu, Southern and Western Virunga. The intrusions have...lavas, sub-alkaline basalts, appear in Southern Kivu at the Eocene. They are followed by alkaline basalts...Miocene, and then at the lower Pleistocene. To the north, some earlier volcanic remains of alkaline sodic...alcalines situ6es en bordure du rift et des laves du Sud-Kivu, du sud et de l'ouest des Virunga. Les intrusions... des basaltes sub-alcalins, apparaissent au Sud-Kivu ~t l'Eoe~ne. Elles sent suivies par des basaltes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of NE Brazil: U–Pb and Pb–Pb ages of the blue sodalite syenites Maria de Lourdes da Silva Rosa a,b,⁎...Available online 19 December 2006 Abstract Blue sodalite syenite is a rare rock, and the Southern Bahia...and the Neoproterozoic Araçuaí mobile melt. Blue sodalite-bearing syenites are found in almost all the igneous...previous petrologic study demonstrating that blue sodalite is formed during the crystallization of these...processes are involved. In the magmatic process, sodalite occurs as disseminated and interstitial crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
italics; book reviews are placed at the end. Acid-mine drainage (AMD), relationships of soluble, suspended...pyroxene and mica, 907 ALLEN, A. R., 927 Aluminate sodalite, twinning in an orthorhombic phase, 617 Aluminous...REE transport as evidence of metasomatism in the North Q6roq centre, South Greenland, 207 Apatites, carbonates...silicate of the lawsonite structure type, from Woods mine, New South Wales, 369; solid solution and composi-...mineral of the lawsonite structure type, from Woods mine, New South Wales, Australia, 369 BARKOV.A., 973
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Upper Fir in Canada, Tomtor in Russia, Lueshe in Dem. Rep. Congo) or re-evaluation (e.g., Panda Hill in...several PT phonolite bodies and larger masses of sodalite monzogabbros. The latter are essentially confined...underlain by polygenic diatreme breccias crosscut by sodalite monzogabbro and carbonatitic veins (Sigmund, 1996)...Horberig immediately west of the Badberg) penetrated sodalite monzogabbros and alkaline dyke rocks and underlying...(Wimmenauer, 1963; Fig. 2). The hanging wall consists of sodalite monzogabbros, the foot wall is MA represented
Book (edition)
localities as inclusions in the limestone”’ (italics mine). Actually, the first published description of...‘‘fine-grained but crystalline,” (5) that they were 1] thank Dr. G. R. Udas for bringing this historic description...carbonatite dikes cutting the kimberlite of the Premier mine (p. 542) he classed as magmatic, but 1 Bowen admitted...G. B. Du Bois (1956, 1959), B. C. King (1949). Congo (Belgian): A. Meyer and P. de Bethune (1958, 1960)...) around a “core” of alkalic silicate rock: Lueshe, Congo, and Chishanya, Southern Rhodesia. In some cases
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
13.5 21.5 27.8 Okorusu 8.2 0.2 2.7 2.7 32.7 4.9 Lueshe 4.4 2.8 64.6 0.8 17.9 0.8 Sarfartôq 78.5 1.0 1...Greenland carbonatites (Bell and Simonetti 2010) North American carbonatites (Bell and Simonetti 2010)...in millimetres (d) Pyrochlore concentrate, Niobec Mine, Quebec, Canada; scale in millimetres. forming...and 23 (a); e.g. Catalão, Brazil; Lueshe, Democratic Republic of Congo; and St. Honoré, Oka, and Aley,...exceptions are the Siilinjärvi mine, Finland (O’Brien et al. 2015), and Cajati mine, Jacupiranaga Complex, Brazil
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the syenitic intrusions in the SBAP contain blue sodalite, but only in the central and southern parts of...an ornamental stone. Fragments 1529 of blue sodalite crystals are commonly used to make jewelry and...nepheline syenite composition may contain blue sodalite. Basement rocks, which are apparently unaffected...SRQ facies, but have the same orientation. Blue sodalite crystals were encountered in rocks in the SW part...Felíssimo facies with centimetric crystals of sodalite and zircon [E]; fenitized xenoliths showing the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
naujakasite, polylithionite, rinkite, schizolite, sodalite, sorensenite, steenstrupine, tugtupite and ussingite...material the mineral status of arffJedsonite and sodalite was established by BROOKE in 1823 and by THOMSON...granite, pula. kiLe, foyaite, sodalite foyaitc, poikili­ tic ncpheline sodalite yenite (naujaite), banded...fraction consisting of feldspar, nepheline and sodalite found any technical application. The feldspar...work in J ulianehab district and moved further north to the Frederikshab district. It was then decided
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fenites are obtainable, one, at Curral do Touril north of Monchique village, shows features similar to...Muscovite: F e l d s p a t h o i d : - Nepheline and sodalite cannot be distinguished optically in thin sections...indicated in brackets. 1. Bic4ite C D M 6 (3) 5 Sodalite C D M I 3 (1) 2. Biotite C D M I 3 (2) 6. H e...cordierite, andalusite, corundum and biotite. (ii) Lueshe, Congo This carbonatite complex intrudes amphibolitefacies...Monchique are great compared with Magnet Cove and Lueshe. (c) Fenitisation around carbonatite complexes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
continues the series of 21 published triennially by Dr. L. J. Spencer between 1897 and 1958. Such lists...MHHepa~orM~ecKoro O6~eCTBa; the eorttinuation of Dr. Speneer's series seems desirable since it differs...fumarole on Cerro Pululus, north-west Argentina, appear to be F%As20 n. Named after Dr. V. Angelelli, Director...Crist., 1961, vol. 84, p. 205 (Berillosodalite). Sodalite with partial replacement of A12 by BeSi, near...a fissure mineral at Lhngban, Sweden. Named after Dr. Ragnar Blix. [M.A. 14-416.] Bobkowit. Gerlnan transliteration
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
100 Ma and their associated fenites are rich in sodalite. Where unaffected by subsequent recrystallisation...modal amounts from mass-balance considerations. Sodalite from the fenite is REE poor. Geothermometry, using...separation of a carbonate from a silicate melt. The sodalite-dominated Swartbooisdrif fenites suggest that...Center 1991). GPS co-ordinates for the Swartbooisdrif Mine are 1720¢26.0¢¢ south and 1346¢59.5¢¢ east (using...underlain by Archaean-Proterozoic basement of the Congo craton. Carbonatites and syenites are emplaced in
Book (edition)
co-author, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend, Dr. Joseph A. Mandarino. -Malcolm E. Back Fleischer's...they are: Dr. Peter Bayliss, Dr. Ernst A.J. Burke, Dr. Anton and hakhmouradian,Robert Gault, Dr. Julian...Låszl6 Horvåth, Dr. Uwe Kolitsch, Locock,Gaspare Malet.to,Dr. Roger Mitchell, Renato Pagano. Dr. Ole Petersen...Robert Ramik,Andy Roberts, hallit, Dr. Chris Stanley,Tony Steede and Dr. ThomasWitzke. upport and encouragementof...Abernathyitc, K[(UO 2 )(AsO,)](HP) 3, tet., Fumerole No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain. on the southeast flank of the
Book (edition)
This book is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Dr. John Sinkankas for his kind initiative and support...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...by Strunz (1996). Thanks to the kind permission of Dr. E. Nagele from the E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung...arisen with localities in Congo-Zaire: the country, named Democratic Republic of Congo since 1960, was changed...The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, and Maniema
Catalog/List
----·-·- ---- ·- -- 1129 ALMANDINE Brastad iron Mine near Arendal ,Norway 87 ■ BERYL Evje area . South... . --- .. ------- - -· 1009 ANDALUSITE Ultevis,North Sweden 1099 CATAPLEIITE Bratthagcn, near Larvik...---·-··----·------ ·- - ---27 ANTHOPHYLLITE Kaveltorp Mine Sweden 1008 CHRYSOBERYL Kolsva. Vastmanland Sweden...--~----· ·---·-------- -- -62 COBAL TITE Bolidcn Mine, North Sweden 1003 ARSENIOPLEITE Sjogruvan,Ridd arhyllan...2x3 £25 Ampibole 1140 ERYTHRITE Sl-a1tterud Cobalt Mine. Vikersund Norway 970 MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE Langban
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mainly of nepheline syenites with cancrinite, sodalite, aegyrine and may contain as accessory minerals...These rocks are very similar to those of the Lueshe area, Kivu, Za'ire, where a carbonatite deposit occurs...also been observed associated with cancrinite and sodalite. The rare earth mineralization is most probably
Catalog/List
___ 2x2£3 ___ - -----~ - ~014_ _ 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 69 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE South Bay,...- - --··---- - - - - - · . 767 AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 17 ANAL CITE Talisker...1009 ANDALUSITE Ultevis,North Sweden 501 ALLOPHANE New East Whcal Russell mine, Devon ,England variety...217 ANDORITE San Jose Mine, Oruro, Bolivia 1129 ■ ALMANDINE Brnstad iron Mine near Arendnl ,Norway Pure...Bcnallt Minc,Llcyn. Wales 1036 ALSTONITE Fnllowlielcl Mine, Northumberland White masses in malrix wilh micro
Catalog/List
massive with minor Celsian and Bementite from Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales, (Recently tested by XRD) lxl £4 lx2...£15 £6 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico 1036 ALSTONITE Fallowfield Mine, Northumberland Colourless...x2 £ 1.50 2x2 £3 Al SO/4 767 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA 14 ALUMINITE Railway cutting...~-------·-·-- ·· -·· 1077 ■■ ALLOPHANE Hawkswood Mine, Cornwall 933 ANATASE Hingston Quarry,Cornwall Black...Kola Russia 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with
Catalog/List
£10 2x2 £15 Ix! £3 lx2 £6 I · 88 ADAMITE Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Mexico Colourless to yellow small crystals...£10 2x3 £15 Na Ca SiO F 7fJ 7 ■ AJOITE Christmas Mine, Gila County, Arizona USA Blue veinlets in matrix...5cm £4 no/2 feldspar 37 ANCYLITE Ce Dark Star Mine,Ravalli County, Montana U.S.A Rich pinkish fine...£7.50 Ag Sb 501 ALLOPHANE New East Wheal Russell mine, Devon ,England grey bleby small botryoidal with... lx2 £3 2x2 £6 2x3 £10 1009 ANDALUSITE Ultevis,North Sweden variety VIRIDINE (Mangan rich variety) Olive
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
components, and subordinate annite, pyrochlore, sodalite, natrolite, aegirine, cancrinite, zircon, britholite(Ce)...(2000) Pyrochlores from Lueshe carbonatite complex (Democratic Republic of Congo): A geochemical record...(1996) Pyrochlore from weathered carbonatite at Lueshe, Zaire. Mineralogical Magazine, 60, 731–750. Manuscript
Journal (issue)
Schumacher Graphite (35 x 32 cm) of the Alibert Mine, Botogol Mt. in Siberia, rough materiaL two pencils...research in Europe. Several further expeditions to North and Central America, as well as to Africa, were...Haidinger in 1859 1842 in the Tsarevo-Alexandrovskaya mine near Tashkurganka River, Miass, Urals. The original...Petersburg. CANCRIN was buried on Lutheran cemetery north of the Smolensk cemetery at Malyi Prospekt in St...minerals by ROSE, perovskite from the A:hmatowsk mine, Slatoust, Ural Mountains (1839), and the silver
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stratiform deposit (2.18 Ga) hosted in nepheline-sodalite syenites of the Thor Lake complex (Slave Craton)...Mount Weld deposit (2.03 Ga), Yilgarn Craton. The mine operating here at the moment extracts only rare-earth...carbonatitic type, formed in the marginal part of the North China Craton (Zhang et al., 2017). Its complex ores...Mabouni foidolite–carbonatite massif (0.66 Ga), Congo Craton, hosting a Nb–REE–P–Ta deposit that has been...carbonatite massif (0.54 Ga) is located in the central North American Platform, beneath the 200-m cover of Phanerozoic
Book (volume)
felspars we have been particularly fortunate in having Dr W. S. MacKenzie close at hand and are most grateful....... 231 PETALITE.271 LEUCITE.276 SODALITE GROUP.289 Sodalite, Nosean, Haiiyne ...... 289 ........nomenclatures we have been guided princip¬ ally by Dr. W. S. MacKenzie, whose assistance is gratefully... Li20 0-004). Albite (pegmatite!), Little Three Mine, Ramona, California. (Emmons, 1953). Anal. R. E...(Optics by S. Kozu). Albite, chlorite schist, Bessi Mine, Ehime Prefecture, Japan (Takubo, 1941). Anal. J
 
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