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Titanite from
Numbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Numbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423287:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘRusongati occurrence, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘBishusha occurrence, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘKirumba Complex, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘLueshe Mine, Bwito, Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
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
Cahen, L., Ledent, D., & Villeneuve, M. (1979). Existence d’une chaîne plissée Protérozoïque supérieur au Kivu oriental (Zaire). Données géochronologiques relatives au Supergroupe de l’Itombwe. Bull. Soc. g~ ol. Belg, 88, 71-83. http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/088%20-%201979/bsbg_88_1979_p071-083.pdf
Cahen, L.; Snelling, N. J.; Delhal, J.; Vail, J. R.; Bonhomme, M.; Ledent, D. (1984) The geochronology and evolution of Africa. Clarendon Press.
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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