Microcline from
Kirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Microcline
Formula:	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1423063
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1423063:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline

20.5km (12.7 miles)	ⓘ Lueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
27.1km (16.8 miles)	ⓘ Bishusha occurrence, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
55.3km (34.3 miles)	ⓘ Rusongati occurrence, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
86.8km (54.0 miles)	ⓘ Numbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
99.1km (61.6 miles)	ⓘ Rusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
References
Denaeyer, M. E. (1958) Les syénites feldspathoïdiques du Kivu et leur rôle dans la genèse des laves des Virunga. Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie de Paléontologie & d'Hydrologie, 67. 459-488 Denaeyer, M. E. (1959). Les syénites métasomatiques du massif de Kirumba: Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences Coloniales. Classe Sci. Tech. NS, 9(2). Cahen, L., & Snelling, N. J. (1966). The geochronology of equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company. Denaeyer, M. E. (1966). Sur la présence d'une carbonatite ankéritique (rauhaugite) en bordure du complexe alcalin de Kirumba (Kivu). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, 263(1), 9-12. Cahen, L., & Snelling, N. J. (1966). The geochronology of equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company. Denaeyer, M. E. (1966). Sur la présence d'une carbonatite ankéritique (rauhaugite) en bordure du complexe alcalin de Kirumba (Kivu). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, 263(1), 9-12. Denayer, M. E. (1970). Rapports isotopiques O e C et condition d'affleurement dês carbonatites de 1'Affrique Central. Compt. Rend. D, 270, 2155-2158. Kampunzu, A.B., Kramers, J.D., Makutu, M.N. (1998) Rb-Sr whole rock ages of the Lueshe, Kirumba and Numbi igneous complexes (Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo) and the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 26 (1). 29-36 doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(97)00134-6

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Microcline from Kirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo

Microcline from
Kirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo