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Mumba cassiterite gravels, Mumba, Osso, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mumba cassiterite gravels | Alluvials |
| Mumba | City (Historical) |
| Osso | Sector |
| Masisi Territory | Territory |
| North Kivu | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 27' 21'' South , 28° 53' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Zaïre
The Mumba district occurs in a NE-SW synclinorium with granitic massifs on each side. The mica schists on the edges of the granites are topped by a schisto-quartzitic formation. The whole set is affected by the Kibaran (Mesoproterozoic) orogeny.
GPS coordinates are currently set for the town of Mumba.
GPS coordinates are currently set for the town of Mumba.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Detailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| ⓘ | Lithiowodginite | 4.DB.40 | LiTa3O8 |
| ⓘ | Simpsonite | 4.DC.10 | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (TL) | 4.DH.15 | |
| ⓘ | Rankamaite (TL) | 4.DM.05 | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| ⓘ | Cesplumtantite | 4.DM.15 | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| H | ⓘ Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
| O | ⓘ Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| O | ⓘ Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
| Na | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| Al | ⓘ Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
| Cs | Caesium | |
| Cs | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
| Ta | ⓘ Lithiowodginite | LiTa3O8 |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n |
| Ta | ⓘ Rankamaite | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 |
| Ta | ⓘ Simpsonite | Al4Ta3O13(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cesplumtantite | (Cs,Na)2(Pb,Sb3+)3Ta8O24 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Congo Craton
- Kibaran BeltShield
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo
- ⭔KivuRegion
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References
Safiannikoff, A., Van Wambeke, L. (1961) Sur un terme plombifère du groupe pyrochlore-microlite. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 84 (4) 382-384 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1961.5517
von Knorring, O., Vorma, A., Nixon, P.H. (1969) Rankamaite, a new tantalum mineral from Kivu, Congo. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 41. 47-56 doi:10.17741/bgsf/41.003
Mumba cassiterite gravels, Mumba, Osso, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo