Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Lubombo District, Swaziland

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3077
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2947

mindat Locality ID: 126612
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126612.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lubombo District, Swaziland": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dokolwayo
Sinceni Mtn

Latitude: 26°8'59"S
Longitude: 31°36'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -26.149722222222,31.6
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 Cr F Fe H K Li Mg Na O Si Sn Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayCorundumDiamondFeldsparMicaNonePyroxeneQuartzRutile
SpinelTopazTourmalineZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chromite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)300030002111159,1111628803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183000300011111594286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2300030002111159,1111625171
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411111583902
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1111158697
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)307729471111159648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)307729473111159,111163,111164520
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33077294711111595433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O430772947111115914899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3077294711111594924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)230772947111115917380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211111582273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2300030002111159,11116261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3077294711111592705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6307729471111159688
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)3000300011111621006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23077294711111591476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)300030002111159,1111625251


4 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
Be-00061300030003000  high    BerylBe206575Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo District, SwazilandSinceni pluton area, central SwazilandTrumbull (1993)10.1016/0301-9268(93)90059-BPR61_89 
Kristen002480307730713074±3  zircon   Zircon  206575Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo District, SwazilandSinceniTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Kristen002481303329472990±43Rb/Sr whole rock     206575Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo District, SwazilandSinceniTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
Grew_Li_2019_0088300030003000      Polylithionite 209024Zishineni, Sinceni West Area, Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo District, SwazilandZishineni pegmatite, Sinceni pluton, SwazilandGrew et al. (2018)10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2686EJM30_205 

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