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Locality Name:
Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1042
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86

mindat Locality ID: 133615
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133615.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe": 49
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Anglo Cu Claims
Betlyn Mine
Bumboosie Mine (Bumbusi Mine)
Deka
Dete (Dett)
Dinde
Dunkerry Mine
Elbas Mine
Entuba Mine
Fluor Mine
Fluorite The First Mine (First Mine)
Gurambira
Hwange
Hwange-Deka Road
Jab Mine
Katembe
Katete Carbonatite
Lubimbi
Luca Mine
Luso Mine
Lutope Tin Mine
Makoyo Pump Station
Marion Mine
Matetsi River
Mbobo
P. J. G. East Mine
R.H.A. Tungsten Mine
Rhuwesa Pegmatite
Tinde Deposit
Tung Mine
Ubique Mine
Victoria Falls

Latitude: 18°21'22"S
Longitude: 26°38'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.356111111111,26.647222222222

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 As Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryte
BerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMicaMonaziteMordeniteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
SpinelTalcZircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hollandite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Petalite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wodginite  (*)
Zabuyelite  (*)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)1042102312954388803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312954372353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F104210232295438,295439244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12954561627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12954442734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2928612954603092
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21295437718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12954739052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61295444919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22295437,2954645509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)92862295460,29547511547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812954774286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12954771966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1295477716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412954375516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)92868295432,295434,295443,295455,295456,295460,295472,29547527770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2104210233295438,295439,2954665171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)23295456,295468,295478309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12954444979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25295430,295437,295444,295473,29547627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12954643531
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6104210232295438,295440518
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812954371008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12954734165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21295437327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3295444,295464,2954732970
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)2129547367
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O1295464164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2928612954609895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12954378173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1295473551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2928611295431,295445,295446,295447,295458,295460,295465,295469,295472,295473,2954759617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS129544424243
Graphite  (*)NoneC12954502812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32295473,29547514640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1692861295460243
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)129547357
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O392862295460,2954665433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612954732228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12954681271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O492863295451,295460,29547314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25295430,295437,295464,295473,29547612537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1295471425
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)92862295434,295460945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)104210231295438200
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O1295457405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2104210233295438,295474,29547717380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2295455,2954561236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12954422994
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10104210231295438124
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31295444733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25295437,295444,295453,295473,29547639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812954379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21042102315295434,295438,295442,295444,295449,295456,295457,295459,295468,295469,295471,295473,295474,295475,29547861156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21295444454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12954734894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O2295470,295478390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)928612954606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129544421482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6104210231295438688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212954733337
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6129543999
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212954372562
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1295444605
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O810421023129543878
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)10421023129543811
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1042102312954385251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000698MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex of a number of carbonatite intrusions and small vents of carbonatite agglomerate; dykes and sills extend over 75 km2. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Rim of fenitized, brecciated quartzites. Small kimberlite bodies in vicinity.


3 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
Alexandra-0247103910231031±8U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(fe), columbite-(mn)786   Ta, Nb31358Kamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, ZimbabweKamativiMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0248104210321037±5U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationcolumbite-(fe), columbite-(mn)786   Ta, Nb31358Kamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, ZimbabweKamativiMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Jen_0000698928689±3K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  247278Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, ZimbabweKateteWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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