Lufilian Belt
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The Lufilian Belt is a major Neoproterozoic mountain belt in south-central Africa, renowned for its rich copper-cobalt mineralization and its role in the tectonic evolution of the Congo and Kalahari cratons.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoproterozoic mountain belt
ⓘ
orogenic belt ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 650–500 million years ago ⓘ |
| borders |
Congo Craton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalahari Craton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Central African Copperbelt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katanga Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Zambia ⓘ |
| deformationStyle | fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major global source of cobalt
ⓘ
major global source of copper ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | northern Zambia ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
eastern Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Pan-African orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Neoproterozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Central African orogenic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts |
copper-cobalt ore deposits
ⓘ
sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits ⓘ world-class cobalt deposits ⓘ world-class copper deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cobalt mineralization
ⓘ
copper mineralization ⓘ |
| lithology |
carbonate rocks
ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ sandstones ⓘ shales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ south-central Africa ⓘ |
| metamorphicGrade | low- to medium-grade metamorphism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lufira River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oriented | northeast-southwest ⓘ |
| overprints |
margin of Congo Craton
ⓘ
margin of Kalahari Craton ⓘ |
| partOf | Pan-African orogenic system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Katanga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Damara Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zambezi Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key to understanding Neoproterozoic tectonics of central Africa ⓘ |
| tectonicProcess |
crustal shortening
ⓘ
folding ⓘ thrusting ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | collision zone between Congo Craton and Kalahari Craton ⓘ |
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