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Quartz from
Tilwezembe mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatiteⓘ1 photo of Quartz associated with Fluorapatite at this locality.
Chalcedonyⓘ1 photo of Quartz associated with Chalcedony at this locality.
Heterogeniteⓘ1 photo of Quartz associated with Heterogenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilwezembe mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:964726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:964726:8
GUID (UUID V4):b02c63a9-9987-4152-97e7-5d5109640784
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘKansuki Cu-Co deposit, Kisamfu, Lubudi, Lualaba, DR Congo
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘMutoshi Mine, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘMusonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘMashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘKatonto Hill, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘKamoa, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘKengere Mine, Kengere, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘTenke Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘKansalawile Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
62.5km (38.9 miles) ⓘMambilima Mine, Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo
References
Paul De Bondt collection
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Cailteux, J.L.H., Kampunzu, A.B., Lerouge, C. (2007) The Neoproterozoic Mwashya–Kansuki sedimentary rock succession in the central African Copperbelt, its Cu–Co mineralisation, and regional correlations. Gondwana Research, 11 (3) 414-431 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2006.04.016
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Development, Groupe G. Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Congo b Department of Geology, University of Botswana...African Copperbelt in both Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo hereafter) and Zambia, which represent the most...forms a northward convex structure, straddling the Congo–Zambia border and called “Lufilian Arc”. It was...east-northeastwards through Kolwezi and Likasi (Congo), and southeastwards to Bwana Mkubwa (Zambia) and...Group is called the “Mwashya Subgroup” or “R 4” in Congo (formerly “Systùme Schisto-Dolomitique” of Van den
Hitzman, Murray W., Bookstrom, Arthur A., Slack, John F., Zientek, Michael L. (2017) Cobalt—Styles of deposits and the search for primary deposits. Open-File Report 2017-1155. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20171155
Report (issue)
Abbreviations Ag As Au Bi bn bt C CACB CCB Cl Co cob Congo (Kinshasa) cp cpy cr Cr Cu EEZ Fe hm IOCG Ma Mg...African Copperbelt Congo Copperbelt chlorine cobalt cobaltite Democratic Republic of the Congo chalcopyrite...platinum-group element part per million pyrite quartz rhenium rare-earth element safflorite toumaline...More than 50% of primary cobalt production is from Congo (Kinshasa)—a country that ranks high on the ‘risk...majority of the world’s cobalt currently comes from Congo (Kinshasa). A number of other countries each contribute
Batumike, M.J., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kampunzu, A.B. (2007) Lithostratigraphy, basin development, base metal deposits, and regional correlations of the Neoproterozoic Nguba and Kundelungu rock successions, central African Copperbelt. Gondwana Research, 11 (3) 432-447 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2006.04.012
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Université de Lubumbashi, B.P.1825, Lubumbashi, Congo Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ARC...belt is bordered to the northwest by the Archean Congo Craton and the Mesoproterozoic Kibaride belt, to...in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereafter Congo) and northwestern Zambia (Fig. 1). A basal...and by logging of borehole cores from the Kipushi mine. A total of 115 samples (30 from Bunkeya, 50 from...the western part of the Lufilian Arc (Kolwezi-Tilwezembe region, Fig. 1) as an unsorted grey or greenish
Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J. (1999) Tectonic Evolution of the Lufilian Arc (Central Africa Copper Belt) During Neoproterozoic Pan African Orogenesis. Gondwana Research, 2 (3) 401-421 doi:10.1016/s1342-937x(05)70279-3
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
iliz~itioiis.'l'li(f Lufilinn arc is located between the Congo and Kalahari cratons and defines a structure which...i c ~\relocity during tlw collision belwecn the Congo and Kalaliari cratons. The third phase (D3) o f...Lufilian arc iii Democratic Republic of Congo (hereafter Congo) rcvcaled a tectonic stylc maikcd by a...the supposed autochthonous Katangan terranes in Congo (Cailteux, 1990)and in Western Zambia (Cosi et al...of the tectonic evolution of the Lufilian arc in Congo and Zambia, and the age of the major deformation
Slack, John F., Kimball, Bryn E., Shedd, Kim B. (2017) Cobalt. Professional Paper Vol. 1802 (1802f) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1802f
Report (issue)
.pdf. Cover. Underground photo of the Skuterud Mine in Norway showing pink secondary erythrite (a hydrated.......................................F13 Typical Mine Life..........................................................................................F16 Mine Waste Characteristics.........................................................................F18 Mine Closure.....................................................F2 F2. Bar chart showing world cobalt mine and refinery production and apparent consumption
(2007) May - June 2007. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 38 (3) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.
Journal (issue)
on calcite, from the El Oriente tunnel, Chivor mine, Boyaca, Colombia. William Larson collection; Van...volume. Commonly the geodes contain heulandite and quartz, and rarely also mordenite, stilbite and calcite...crystallization of quartz also took place; thus white, spheroidal aggregates of quartz can be found in the...This heulandite coating may itself be covered by quartz; euhedral crystals of first-generation heulandite...(up to few millimeters in size) forming above the quartz cover are rare. Heulandite of the second generation
Hedenquist, Jeffrey W. (2012) Geology and genesis of major copper deposits and districts of the world : a tribute to Richard H. Sillitoe.
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Copper-Cobalt District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo Dzhezkazgan and Associated Sandstone Copper Deposits...Tunnels Au-Ag-Zn-Pb deposit, Montana, United States (mine now exhausted). 1971: Recognized control of ore...high sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, Chile (mine now exhausted). 1971: First formal recognition...which led to discovery of Perkoa Zn-Pb-Ag deposit (mine under construction). 1990: Recommendation of Cerro
(2017) Critical mineral resources of the United States—Economic and environmental geology and prospects for future supply. Professional Paper 1802. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1802
Report (issue)
.B3 Graph showing dates associated with all the mine sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s...production, U.S. apparent consumption, and U.S. mine production of antimony from 1900 to 2012............................F2 Graph showing world cobalt mine and refinery production and apparent consumption.....................F2 Graph showing world cobalt mine production from 1950 to 2011......................F4. Pie chart showing percentage of world cobalt mine production in 2011, by country.................
 
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