| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mungwe mine, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1247507 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1247507:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6e79c930-b6b6-4fd3-8b23-4eb0f018a47e |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘMisumari II mine, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo |
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘKalimbi mine, Nyabibwe, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | ⓘMumba cassiterite gravels, Mumba, Osso, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo |
| 61.8km (38.4 miles) | ⓘLutsiro, Sebeya river, Kabaya, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 74.7km (46.4 miles) | ⓘBigugu, Karongi District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 83.7km (52.0 miles) | ⓘBijyojyo, Ndaro, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 85.4km (53.1 miles) | ⓘKirengo pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 85.7km (53.3 miles) | ⓘBuranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 86.6km (53.8 miles) | ⓘGatumba pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 86.7km (53.8 miles) | ⓘRusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| References |
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Loun, Jan, Novák, Milan, Cempírek, Jan, Škoda, Radek, Vašinová Galiová, Michaela, Prokeš, Lubomír, Dosbaba, Marek, Čopjaková, Renata (2018) Geochemistry and secondary alterations of microlite from eluvial deposits in the Numbi mining area, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (2) 203-220 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700091 |
| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | Loun, Jan, Novák, Milan, Cempírek, Jan, Škoda, Radek, Vašinová Galiová, Michaela, Prokeš, Lubomír, Dosbaba, Marek, Čopjaková, Renata (2018) Geochemistry and secondary alterations of microlite from eluvial deposits in the Numbi mining area, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56 (2) 203-220 doi:10.3749/canmin.1700091 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ELUVIAL DEPOSITS IN THE NUMBI MINING AREA, SOUTH KIVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO JAN LOUN§, MILAN NOVÁK...belt unit, Numbi mining area, South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two examined...of fractionation: in the Mungwe pegmatite (lepidolite subtype) cassiterite . microlite-group minerals...pegmatite (berylcolumbite subtype) microlite . cassiterite, columbite–tantalite þ wodginite–ferrowodginite...U-enriched microlite (the latter present only at the Mungwe pegmatite) are mostly homogeneous and compositionally |  | | Book | | Tourmaline (and other stones) from Rwangara/Shakubangwa, Numbi and Lumbishi sites Antwerp, May 2016 SaveActMine...sourcing efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to date have focused predominantly on the...in the south of Masisi territory (North Kivu) and around Numbi (Kalehe territory, South Kivu) experienced...miners in the Numbi area reportedly engaged in tourmaline extraction. This has seen Numbi develop into...exporters in coloured gemstones in both North and South Kivu. Growing interest in tourmaline indicates that |
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