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Locality Name:
Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2262
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1250

mindat Locality ID: 125852
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125852.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine)
Anna Mine
Avondale Mine
Caesar Chrome Mine
Cedric Mine
Chinhoyi
Mhangura
Montana Mine
Mtoroshanga (Mutorashanga)
Nevada Mine
Old Mint Mine
Shackleton Mine
Silverside Cu-Ag Deposit (incl. Old Hat Mine; Manchester Mine; Shebaside Mine)

Latitude: 17°11'7"S
Longitude: 30°7'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.185277777778,30.128888888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al Au B C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: F Mn O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBixbyiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
MalachiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTourmaline
Triplite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2136125012953581588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)125012503295355,295357,2953613250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212953595509
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3226212500104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4125012506295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,2953655516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22295352,295361462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)21361250129535827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S125012505295349,295351,295357,295358,2953645707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2125012506295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,29536527198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412953603902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3295350,295359,2953613531
Copper  (*)CopperCu125012502295349,2953573846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1250125012953654165
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1250125012953651027
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O125012505295349,295353,295359,295362,295363164
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12501250129536524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu21361250129535830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3226212505295349,295351,295357,295358,29536414640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1295360341
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2129535912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21250125012953655800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2213612504295351,295357,295358,29536439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2226212504295349,295358,295360,29536561156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12953612705
Silver  (*)CopperAg1250125012953655186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12501250129536521482
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F226212500233


10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
JAES40_281_0001226222582260 ± 2U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweChimbadzi Hill intrusionManyeruke (2004) JAES40_281 
SAJG98_52_0001196219291945.5 ± 16.5U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAlaska MineMunyanyiwa (1995) SAJG98_52 
sedcu-0078512501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAlaskaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078312501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212970Avondale Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAvondale-(see Shackelton)Cox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078012501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu15217Mangula Mine, Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMangulaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
JAG45_11_0001213621082122 ± 14U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMagondi supergroup, ZimbabweHohndorf (1999) JAG45_11 
PHD_UW_91_0001210021002100Pb-Pbmineralizationgalena   Galena  16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMiriam MineMaster (1991) PHD_UW_91 
sedcu-0078112501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweNorahCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078412501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212971Shackleton Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweShackletonCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078212501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212969Silverside Cu-Ag Deposit (incl. Old Hat Mine; Manchester Mine; Shebaside Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweSilversideCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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