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Locality Name:
Bikita Pegmatite, Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2615
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2587

mindat Locality ID: 4351
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4351.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bikita Pegmatite, Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°56'60"S
Longitude: 31°25'60"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.95,31.433333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Analcime	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Feldspar	Mica	None
Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Zircon

Allophane ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bijvoetite-(Y) ()*
Bikitaite ()*	Calcite ()*	Eucryptite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Hafnon ()*
Microcline ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petalite ()*	Pollucite ()*
Quartz ()*	Simpsonite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Topaz ()*
Zabuyelite ()*

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: Al As Be C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li O P S Sb Si Ta U Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li O P S Sb Si Ta U Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Analcime Apatite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Clay Feldspar Mica None
Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyroxene Quartz Tetrahedrite Topaz Zircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	2615	2587	470
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	2615	2587	244
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2615	2587	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2615	2587	4286
Bijvoetite-(Y) ()*	None	Y₈(UO₂)₁₆O₈(CO₃)₁₆(OH)₈·39H₂O	2615	2587	3
Bikitaite ()*	None	LiAlSi₂O₆·H₂O	2615	2587	4
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2615	2587	27770
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄	2615	2587	29
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2615	2587	2740
Hafnon ()*	Zircon	Hf(SiO₄)	2615	2587	11
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2615	2587	4924
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	2615	2587	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2615	2587	17380
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	2615	2587	124
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	2615	2587	140
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2615	2587	61156
Simpsonite ()*	None	Al₄Ta₃O₁₃(OH)	2615	2587	16
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2615	2587	688
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2615	2587	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	2615	2587	1476
Zabuyelite ()*	None	Li₂(CO₃)	2615	2587	11

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002502	2615	2587	2601±14				zircon				Zircon			4351	Bikita Pegmatite, Bikita Area, Masvingo, Zimbabwe	Bikita	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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