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Locality Name:
Eastern Province, Zambia


mindat Locality ID: 123098
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123098.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eastern Province, Zambia": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Kinyanfumbe
Chipata District
Katete District
Lundazi District

Latitude: 13°7'11"S
Longitude: 32°35'8"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.119722222222,32.585555555556

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: Al B Be C Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartz
RutileSapphirineTourmaline

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Heterogenite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Surinamite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2295056,2950608803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182295056,2950594286
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2295059,295060520
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F129506031
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)129505975
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)1295058111
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312950615433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412950541507
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2129505812537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12950564924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129505617380
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31295059341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24295054,295056,295060,29506161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212950525614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2295060,2950612705
Surinamite  (*)SapphirineMg3Al3O(Si3BeAlO15)12950548



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070077Canary, Lundazi District, Eastern Province, Zambiahttps://rruff.info/R070077


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