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Mungwe mine, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types
Mungwe mineMine
NumbiVillage
Kalehe TerritoryTerritory
South KivuProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 45' 50'' South , 28° 53' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-1.76403,28.89885
GeoHash:
G#: kxstcwgeb
GRN:
S02E21
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sake17,151 (2012)26.5km
Goma144,124 (2012)38.0km
Gisenyi83,623 (2010)40.3km
Kibuye48,024 (2016)59.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
304262
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:304262:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zaïre


Heavily weathered lepidolite subtype granitic pegmatite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite Group'
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
ⓘ Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘTapiolite-(Fe)4.DB.10Fe2+Ta2O6
ⓘWodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Columbite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
MnManganese
Mnⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tapiolite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo

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References

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
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