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Zatua Hills, Haut-Uélé, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types
Zatua HillsGroup of Hills
Haut-UéléProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 58' 59'' North , 27° 34' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
1.98333,27.58333
GRN:
N02E20
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wamba17,373 (2016)49.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
474786
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:474786:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zatua Hills are in the superior Kibalian formation dated to Neoarchaen, hosted in Upper Congo Granites Massifs of DRC covering a large central zone of NE of DRC, and consisting to dolerite, phyllade, clay rich sediment, poor Banded Iron Formations (BIFs), enriched BIFs, friable hematite, hard hematite, mineralized and unmineralized breccias. The Zatua Hills are part of the Ngayu belt, which is one of several greenstone belts found in the Nyanza-Kibali greenstone belt, which stretches from Tanzania to the Central African Republic.

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10 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Cadwaladerite
Formula: Al5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘCadwaladerite3.BD.05Al5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘVariscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CadwaladeriteAl5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ CadwaladeriteAl5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CadwaladeriteAl5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CadwaladeriteAl5(H2O)3(OH)12 · n(Cl,H2O)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo

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References

[1]Mbo, Levesque Makuku; Andeibal, Papy-Fidèle Kombie; Luwanda, François Tshiabo; Osomba, Dominique Wetshondo; Nkula, Valentin Kanda; Tienge, Albert Ongendangenda (2023) Petrographic Characteristics and Metalogeny of Zatua Hills BIFs, Haut-Uele Province (DR Congo). Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 11 (12). p.163-181. doi:10.4236/gep.2023.1112009
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