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Granite from
Kahusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kahusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423299:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘKambusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBiega Complex, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘNumbi Intrusion, Numbi, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
75.1km (46.7 miles) ⓘTwangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
References
N.. Boutakoff. (1956). Les Massifs volcaniques du Kahusi et du Biega (Kivu, Congo belge). Memoires de l'Institut Geologique de l'Universite de Louvain, 9 (5), 1-41.
Bellon, H., Pouclet, A. (1980) Datations K-Ar de quelques laves du Rift-ouest de l'Afrique Centrale; implications sur l'évolution magmatique et structurale. Geologische Rundschau, 69 (1) 49-62 doi:10.1007/bf01869023
BIAYI, K. (1981). LES TRACHYTES DANS LES LAVES ACIDES DU KAHUZI (KIRU, ZAIRE). DONNEES PETROGRAPHIQUES ET CHIMIQUES. Rapport Annuel Pour l'Annee 1980 du Department de Geologie et de Mineralogie du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, 179-194.
VELLUTINI, P., BONHOMME, M., CARON, J., KAMPUNZU, A., & LUBALA, T. (1981). ON THE TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ALKALINE ACIDIC COMPLEXES OF KAHUZI AND BIEGA (KIVU, ZAIRE). COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II, 292(14), 1027-1029.
Biayi-Kalala, W. (1983). Les syenites et les granites du complexe du Kahuzi (Kivu, Zaïre) données pétrographiques et chimiques. Rapport Annuel Pour l'Annee 1980 du Department de Geologie et de Mineralogie du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique (1981-1982), 47-59.
Kampunzu, A. B., Lubala, R. T., Makutu, M. N., Caron, J. P., Rocci, G., & Vellutini, P. J. (1985). Les complexes alcalins de la région interlacustre à l'est du Zaïre et au Burundi: un exemple de massifs anorogéniques de relaxation. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 151-167. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90033-8
Lubala, R. T., Kampunzu, A. B., & Makutu, M. N. (1985). Un inventaire des complexes anorogéniques du Burundi, du Ruanda et du Zaïre. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 3(1-2), 169-174. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(85)90034-X
 
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