Mineral Evolution Database

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 212970
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-212970.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Avondale Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 17°15'40"S
Longitude: 30°3'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.261111111111,30.05

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.

Chalcopyrite	Corundum	None	Pyrite

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: Cu Fe O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Fe O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Corundum None Pyrite

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Hematite ()*	Pyrite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1250	1250	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1250	1250	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1250	1250	27198
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1250	1250	14640
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1250	1250	39462

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
JAES40_281_0001	2262	2258	2260 ± 2	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon		28042	Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe	Chimbadzi Hill intrusion	Manyeruke (2004)	JAES40_281
SAJG98_52_0001	1962	1929	1945.5 ± 16.5	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon		28042	Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe	Alaska Mine	Munyanyiwa (1995)	SAJG98_52
sedcu-00783	1250	1250	Mid Proterozoic						Cu	212970	Avondale Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe	Avondale-(see Shackelton)	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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