Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2710
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86

mindat Locality ID: 21891
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21891.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zimbabwe": 439
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 339

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Bulawayo
Erin Mine
Harare
Manicaland
Mashonaland Central
Mashonaland East
Mashonaland West
Masvingo
Matabeleland North
Matabeleland South
Midlands

Latitude: 18°56'36"S
Longitude: 30°23'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.943333333333,30.3925

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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cs Cu F Fe H Hf Hg Ir K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Ta Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragonite
ArrojaditeArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBarringeriteBaryteBerthieriteBerylBismutite
BixbyiteBournoniteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChalcostibite
ChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
CrichtoniteCubaniteDiamondDiasporeDigeniteDumortieriteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluorite
FritzscheiteGarnetGraftoniteGypsumHumiteHydrotalciteIronKaoliniteKornerupineLazulite
LepidocrociteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMelanteriteMeloniteMicaMilariteMillerite
MolybdeniteMonaziteMordeniteNatroautuniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlandite
PerovskitePharmacosideritePhenakitePhosphuranylitePotaritePrehnitePseudobrookitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSapphirineScapoliteScheeliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculite
SodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitanite
TopazTourmalineTridymiteTripliteUllmanniteValleriiteVeszelyiteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

323 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Alumotantite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Amblygonite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Antimony  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Aurostibite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Berthierite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bijvoetite-(Y)  (*)Bikitaite  (*)Bismite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)Bityite  (*)
Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Braggite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Empressite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Francevillite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gaspéite  (*)Gedrite  (*)Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Gorceixite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grayite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hafnon  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hedleyite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Heterosite  (*)
Hidalgoite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ikunolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ingodite  (*)
Irarsite  (*)Iridium  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Jonassonite  (*)Joséite-A  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kostovite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Laurite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Lazurite  (*)Lead  (*)Legrandite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)
Litharge  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Loveringite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Matlockite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Meta-ankoleite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Moncheite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Osarizawaite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Paragonite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Pentahydrite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Petalite  (*)Petzite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polarite  (*)Pollucite  (*)
Polyakovite-(Ce)  (*)Polydymite  (*)Potarite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Prismatine  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)Rickardite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rouaite  (*)Ruarsite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Silver  (*)Simpsonite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Starkeyite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stichtite  (*)Strengite  (*)Stützite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tausonite  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Triplite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Tsumoite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Veszelyite  (*)Violarite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)
Weissite  (*)Werdingite  (*)Winchite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Yimengite  (*)Yoderite  (*)Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Zabuyelite  (*)Zimbabweite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)227101938295154,295182,295223,295316,295393,295493,295520,2955393419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)270027001295316254
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61295581286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2590.319327295158,295161,295172,295173,295182,295211,295242,295250,295274,295275,295276,295277,295278,295290,295292,295335,295339,295381,295393,295397,295438,295506,295517,295520,295554,295566,2955818803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O261525872295376,295385470
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3129533594
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)35295286,295345,295391,295437,2955202353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe270027002295307,295393489
Alumotantite  (*)Not in a structural groupAlTaO412953815
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6270027001295316966
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F261510236295273,295276,295277,295376,295438,295439244
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12954561627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO526154916295251,295289,295320,295327,295372,2955431310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)270027005295145,295191,295208,295316,2954442734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2136125012953581588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22700867295262,295316,295393,295460,295501,295517,2955503092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1295514445
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2295324,2955111036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2270027002295316,295437718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41295579708
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb2295545,295557363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)125012503295355,295357,2953613250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21295581295
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8129539367
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5129541039
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)24295321,295338,295343,29534750
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2700258732295154,295156,295167,295193,295194,295207,295209,295223,295226,295246,295247,295249,295262,295266,295303,295307,295316,295317,295376,295397,295473,295493,295498,295501,295517,295538,295546,295550,295554,295557,295562,2955649052
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)129539615
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn129539329
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62251933295182,295511,2955802060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61295444919
Aurostibite  (*)PyriteAuSb23295499,295500,29555773
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe1295396166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22700270013295186,295248,295308,295316,295348,295359,295388,295395,295415,295437,295464,295561,2955635509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO22251932295181,295182238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2710867295182,295261,295411,295418,295460,295475,29552811547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2270027001295316172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6270027001295316132
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S42295517,295557343
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18261512354295161,295165,295172,295173,295175,295177,295178,295183,295192,295201,295211,295242,295250,295252,295269,295273,295274,295275,295276,295277,295278,295286,295289,295290,295291,295294,295319,295320,295322,295323,295327,295328,295330,295335,295339,295342,295344,295345,295346,295376,295377,295406,295408,295477,295489,295491,295492,295503,295506,295508,295520,295543,295544,2955664286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6270027001295316413
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O27002700129531650
Bijvoetite-(Y)  (*)NoneY8(UO2)16O8(CO3)16(OH)8·39H2O2615258712953763
Bikitaite  (*)NoneLiAlSi2O6·H2O261525872295376,2953854
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31295388214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2700270012295167,295223,295247,295250,295268,295316,295397,295477,295497,295504,295506,2955091966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34295167,295247,295394,2955381935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)27002583.18295268,295273,295277,295316,295477,295497,295504,295509716
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO4129518423
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)22295290,29538431
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O3226212501295348104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4270012509295316,295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,295365,295437,2955345516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS312955501089
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S44295393,295396,295576,295580101
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4129532059
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62700270012953161633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)25295214,295352,295361,295518,295545462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27108633295156,295167,295181,295182,295208,295223,295245,295246,295247,295249,295262,295275,295316,295358,295372,295376,295385,295392,295393,295397,295400,295432,295434,295443,295455,295456,295460,295472,295475,295501,295539,295556,29555727770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O2251931295182232
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O12954201184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22700102313295161,295167,295273,295276,295289,295290,295316,295320,295381,295438,295439,295466,2955065171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)23295456,295468,295478309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)270027009295186,295197,295200,295202,295203,295208,295316,295444,2955254979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O270027001295316925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2710125012295316,295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,295394,295395,295525,295533,295534,2955505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22710125051295154,295156,295167,295186,295188,295206,295207,295208,295209,295223,295226,295229,295245,295246,295247,295248,295249,295250,295262,295266,295275,295303,295307,295309,295314,295316,295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,295365,295393,295394,295395,295397,295426,295430,295437,295444,295473,295476,295506,295533,295534,295538,295550,295557,295576,295580,29558227198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21295555162
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4271049114295284,295314,295360,295393,295396,295401,295403,295488,295510,295520,295533,295543,295575,2955763902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O45314919295320,295327,295345,295389,295405,295406,295489,295543,295544321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O270027008295316,295350,295359,295361,295380,295464,295561,2955793531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43295506,295576,295579951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS270027002295315,2954252600
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe1295167281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812951561756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)3270027001295316127
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21295520236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2295223,2953971025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS270027004295247,295316,295393,295394966
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe270027001295307169
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6104210232295438,295440518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61295290289
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS5295393,295396,295576,295580,295583124
Copper  (*)CopperCu270012508295190,295199,295204,295284,295316,295349,295357,2954153846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O187295259,295289,295324,295325,295326,295437,2954861008
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4270027001295316175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16270027001295316227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O353149115295177,295251,295255,295267,295272,295324,295390,295391,295483,295484,295487,295528,295543,295544,2955711797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51295247344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS270012507295156,295290,295314,295316,295365,295473,2955344165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)2295206,29520781
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3270027003295316,295393,295397802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2270027003295316,295437,295520327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2700270010295204,295316,295380,295395,295416,295444,295464,295473,295480,2955732970
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)2129547367
Diamond  (*)DiamondC53149111295196,295401,295412,295418,295423,295427,295488,295530,295543,295544,295581697
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2295251,295574481
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S270012503295316,295365,2955341027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62251934295182,295223,295284,2954034135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O125012509295318,295349,295353,295359,295362,295363,295464,295525,295561164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22700865295182,295262,295316,295460,2955109895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26005244295223,295226,295233,295368648
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)270027001295316220
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O182295320,295486231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1295339520
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe129539343
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62251932295182,295488944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2700270011295223,295254,295256,295316,295320,295372,295393,295397,295437,295483,2955068173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)8295327,295332,295334,295336,295339,295340,295341,295345120
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4261525872295376,29538529
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1295473551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F261519315295176,295180,295181,295182,295270,295273,295282,295293,295320,295327,295342,295344,295374,295376,2955202740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2928617295164,295188,295290,295394,295413,295431,295445,295446,295447,295458,295460,295465,295469,295472,295473,295475,2955069617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3295488,295510,2955111188
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O129542043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2700125018295167,295206,295207,295208,295209,295223,295247,295262,295307,295316,295365,295393,295394,295444,295538,295550,295551,29558224243
Gaspéite  (*)CalciteNi(CO3)27102700129553322
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)25585241295368178
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3129539270
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)270027004295314,295316,295332,2953817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu270049166295146,295148,295154,295155,295156,295167,295190,295207,295208,295209,295210,295220,295223,295226,295231,295233,295238,295245,295246,295247,295248,295249,295262,295266,295300,295301,295302,295303,295305,295306,295307,295309,295313,295317,295358,295393,295396,295397,295400,295422,295424,295426,295482,295493,295495,295496,295501,295517,295532,295538,295543,295546,295548,295549,295550,295551,295554,295555,295557,295559,295560,295564,295572,295576,295580,29558230554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65314911295543121
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O270027001295316188
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)21295321107
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)129532440
Graphite  (*)NoneC270027005295167,295300,295316,295450,2954882812
Grayite  (*)Rhabdophane(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4)·H2O2295290,29529717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312953971544
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS1295557170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2700270012953166890
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)261525872295376,29538111
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21295511209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61295397741
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te31295167104
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1295158237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3270019319295156,295182,295307,295314,295316,295332,295349,295351,295357,295358,295364,295368,295369,295473,295475,295550,295569,295576,29558114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2700270012953161689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41295324407
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te270027002295307,295393804
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O427002700129531673
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)1295179204
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)627002700129531657
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1692861295460243
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS3295393,295576,295580119
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)22590.32583.14295273,295276,295506,29552042
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)129547357
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2295360,295578341
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH2251931295181367
Ikunolite  (*)TetradymiteBi4S3129516754
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O327008615295223,295284,295316,295324,295393,295396,295397,295460,295466,295488,295511,295520,295543,295554,2955765433
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS129524730
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS2295393,295580154
Iridium  (*)CopperIr5314911295543162
Iron  (*)IronFe2295284,2954031089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S31295284191
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141295555784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6270027002295316,2954732228
Jonassonite  (*)Not in a structural groupAu(Bi,Pb)5S4129516719
Joséite-A  (*)TetradymiteBi4TeS22295167,29524750
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S129516786
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412953395591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O1295292198
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS22295546,295559230
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2129532468
Kostovite  (*)NoneAuCuTe427002700129530721
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)2295393,295576116
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO45584916295258,295289,295320,295368,295543,2955441507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O4295208,295397,295468,2955061271
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS23295393,295576,295580226
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O270027001295316149
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)21295320232
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O225193129518237
Lead  (*)CopperPb1295506192
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O27002700129531620
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)270027001295316581
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4270027002295534,295550249
Litharge  (*)NonePbO270027001295316139
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)2590.32583.11295273155
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6129548857
Loveringite  (*)Crichtonite(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)18O3812953939
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)270027003295167,295316,295393451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)27001935295182,295304,295483,295485,2955551487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427108627295146,295156,295181,295182,295248,295263,295314,295316,295324,295393,295396,295397,295400,295451,295460,295473,295501,295506,295510,295511,295520,295533,295550,295555,295557,295559,29557614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)227002583.114295186,295277,295308,295316,295359,295394,295395,295430,295437,295464,295473,295476,295561,29556312537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi2295167,29539788
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2270027004295314,295316,295393,2953945674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)22590.32583.12295251,295277168
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe3295393,295576,29558023
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF27002700129531629
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1295397176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O270027001295316915
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2270027002295307,295393207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe22295393,295580155
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1295471425
Meta-ankoleite  (*)NatroautuniteK(UO2)(PO4)·3H2O129541810
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1295290443
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe3295393,295576,295580114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)26152583.119295158,295172,295173,295211,295223,295242,295250,295262,295274,295275,295277,295278,295290,295335,295339,295376,295418,295520,2955664924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O270027001295534156
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS271027002295533,2955341066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2700270012953161107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22600125010295188,295233,295238,295248,295266,295365,295393,295397,295503,2955065800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)92862295434,295460945
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)23295393,295576,295580133
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)261510234295275,295277,295376,295438200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2251932295158,2951821508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O1295457405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22700102340295154,295156,295158,295172,295173,295211,295223,295242,295247,295249,295250,295251,295274,295275,295276,295277,295278,295290,295316,295320,295331,295332,295335,295339,295342,295374,295376,295381,295386,295397,295405,295418,295438,295474,295477,295532,295554,295557,295566,29558117380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2295455,2954561236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)2251932295182,295511884
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs271027002295514,295539633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3271027002295514,295539176
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1295393471
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)270027001295316492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12954422994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4295223,295320,295397,2955112349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)627002700129531664
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS271027006295223,295393,295533,295538,295550,295575767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21295251247
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1295290144
Pentahydrite  (*)ChalcanthiteMg(SO4)·5H2O27002700129531632
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82710270010295229,295314,295393,295396,295488,295533,295534,295542,295576,2955801512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO1295488114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31295488495
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10261510236295158,295161,295211,295376,295438,295506124
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2270027001295307409
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O270027001295316428
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1295520326
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)627002700129531651
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22251936295181,295393,295406,295510,295520,2955662273
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1295290182
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS2295393,29558044
Platinum  (*)CopperPt5314913295393,295396,295543485
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6270027001295316477
Polarite  (*)NonePd(Bi,Pb)129557610
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O26152583.14295273,295277,295376,295508140
Polyakovite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite(Ce,Ca)4MgCr2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O2212954882
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S42295229,295262131
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg129539625
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)260025902295233,295503494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212953971898
Prismatine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22129532410
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31295444733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22710125056295146,295154,295156,295167,295206,295207,295208,295209,295223,295229,295246,295247,295249,295262,295266,295275,295300,295301,295303,295307,295309,295316,295317,295351,295357,295358,295364,295393,295394,295396,295397,295426,295437,295444,295453,295473,295476,295482,295493,295501,295506,295517,295532,295533,295534,295538,295542,295546,295550,295551,295554,295555,295557,295564,295580,29558239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl270027004295208,295316,295407,2954091725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31295488341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82710270034295167,295188,295208,295209,295223,295226,295229,295245,295246,295247,295249,295262,295266,295301,295303,295314,295316,295393,295394,295397,295400,295437,295488,295493,295501,295506,295533,295534,295538,295542,295555,295557,295576,2955809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22700193103295154,295156,295158,295161,295167,295172,295173,295182,295201,295206,295207,295208,295209,295211,295212,295223,295226,295233,295238,295239,295242,295245,295246,295247,295249,295250,295251,295262,295274,295275,295276,295277,295278,295290,295291,295294,295300,295301,295303,295309,295314,295315,295316,295321,295322,295327,295332,295335,295339,295349,295358,295360,295365,295368,295371,295374,295376,295385,295390,295393,295394,295397,295408,295418,295425,295426,295434,295438,295442,295444,295449,295456,295457,295459,295468,295469,295471,295473,295474,295475,295478,295482,295491,295492,295493,295501,295503,295517,295520,295532,295538,295543,295546,295548,295550,295551,295554,295555,295557,295559,295564,295566,29558161156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]129548847
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe227002700129530752
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21295581375
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2270027002295316,295444454
Rouaite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)327002700129531611
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS129558025
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4129539364
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn129539334
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2270049115295223,295245,295246,295247,295249,295251,295316,295368,295393,295396,295397,295520,295543,295544,2955545614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81295287353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2700259016295167,295174,295186,295188,295226,295233,295238,295246,295247,295248,295249,295317,295394,295473,295493,2955064894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26004915295226,295233,295327,295361,2955432705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1295284374
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O2295470,295478390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O270027002295193,2953161153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2700865295314,295316,295397,295460,2955506417
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2270027002295223,29531692
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512953241516
Silver  (*)CopperAg125012503295190,295208,2953655186
Simpsonite  (*)NoneAl4Ta3O13(OH)26152583.14295273,295276,295376,29538116
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2700270012953162473
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)27002700129531477
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl2295320,295327444
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs25295393,295396,295576,295580,295583337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32590.32583.14295158,295276,295290,2955061214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2700125027295156,295167,295188,295206,295207,295209,295246,295247,295248,295249,295262,295290,295303,295307,295316,295365,295393,295394,295397,295444,295506,295517,295520,295538,295550,295551,29555721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44295284,295324,295418,2954881934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62615102319295158,295161,295173,295177,295242,295250,295252,295273,295274,295275,295276,295277,295290,295376,295438,295491,295492,295506,295508688
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O27002700129531679
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)5314912295543,295544978
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2129539375
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO42590.32583.12295273,29527653
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3270027009295266,295309,295317,295517,295546,295551,295555,295557,2955593418
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O129557943
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1295321263
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)27002700129530792
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe4270027001295307337
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1295284703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2271052418295206,295244,295261,295316,295368,295393,295473,295493,295503,295506,295514,295520,295533,295534,295538,295550,295555,2955813337
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O62295177,29543999
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O62590.32583.16295273,295276,295277,295374,295381,295506211
Tausonite  (*)PerovskiteSrTiO312954885
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe270027001295307190
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31295393276
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2700270012953161101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3295247,295397,295522510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13261525874295223,295376,295550,2955515317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2295290,2952921006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O27001934295182,295223,295249,2953164899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2261549116295161,295163,295165,295269,295273,295274,295276,295322,295327,295339,295344,295374,295376,295386,295543,2955441476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2271027007295316,295346,295393,295437,295520,295533,2955382562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F226212502295320,295348233
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2295284,2954031044
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe1295393100
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22295321,2953272718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2270027001295534106
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]271027002295316,295533237
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1295444605
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O2251933295180,295181,295182652
Veszelyite  (*)Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O27002700129531620
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4271027004295229,295314,295393,295533380
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2129539364
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS129539353
Weissite  (*)NoneCu2-xTe27002700129530731
Werdingite  (*)NoneMg2Al14Si4B4O372295320,2953248
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2129558151
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O810421023129543878
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1295554939
Yimengite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteK[Ti3Cr5Fe3+2Mg2]O1912954015
Yoderite  (*)None(MgAl3)(MgAl)Al2O2(SiO4)4(OH)255852412953682
Yttrotantalite-(Y)  (*)Columbite(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4129555251
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)261510232295376,29543811
Zimbabweite  (*)NoneNa(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O1812953391
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2590.349113295223,295273,295277,295290,295292,295324,295374,295396,295418,295438,295520,295543,2955545251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)270027003295154,295223,2953161025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb129539332



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.
Jen_0000740MAGMATIC STYLE: Numerous irregular and sinuous intrusions, and forms composite dykes and irregular bodies with carbonatite and melteigite intimately mixed. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, foyaite and fenite; dykes of nephelinite and phonolite.
Jen_0000796MAGMATIC STYLE: 1.5 km diameter ring dyke 30-300 m in thickness and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, with areas of melteigite and urtite, nepheline-bearing syenite, serpentinite, dunite and fenite.
Michelle_702Stratabound PGEs-Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion
Michelle_703Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_704Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_705Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


31 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
Jen_0000740131123127±4K-Ar biotite     218750Chishanyi, Buhera District, Manicaland, ZimbabweChishanyaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000796225193209±16Rb-Sr biotite     247000Shawa Mine, Dorowa, Shawa Complex, Buhera District, Manicaland, ZimbabweShawaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Mo-00412259025902590Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61a  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00413259025902590Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61a  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00414260026002600Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61b  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00415260026002600Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61b  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Michelle_705270027002700 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu298078Trojan Nickel Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweTrojanHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Alexandra-02072590.32583.12586.7 ± 3.6U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationwodginite98  Wodginite Ta, Nb8650Benson Mine, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East, ZimbabweBensonMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Hg-0005327002700 Pb-Pb     ColoradoiteHg10977Commoner Mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe Twemlow (1984) G82_469 
Michelle_702259525792587±8 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu31182Ngezi Mine, Mhondoro, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, ZimbabweGreat DikeHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
JAES40_281_0001226222582260 ± 2U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweChimbadzi Hill intrusionManyeruke (2004) JAES40_281 
SAJG98_52_0001196219291945.5 ± 16.5U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAlaska MineMunyanyiwa (1995) SAJG98_52 
sedcu-0078512501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu28042Alaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAlaskaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078312501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212970Avondale Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweAvondale-(see Shackelton)Cox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078012501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu15217Mangula Mine, Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMangulaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
JAG45_11_0001213621082122 ± 14U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMagondi supergroup, ZimbabweHohndorf (1999) JAG45_11 
PHD_UW_91_0001210021002100Pb-Pbmineralizationgalena   Galena  16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweMiriam MineMaster (1991) PHD_UW_91 
sedcu-0078112501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu16404Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mhangura, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweNorahCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078412501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212971Shackleton Mine, Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweShackletonCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
sedcu-0078212501250Mid Proterozoic       Cu212969Silverside Cu-Ag Deposit (incl. Old Hat Mine; Manchester Mine; Shebaside Mine), Makonde District (Lomagundi District), Mashonaland West, ZimbabweSilversideCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Bradley_2012_078526524525±1U/Pb monazite     284392Zambezi Belt, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe[Zambezi Belt]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Bradley_2012_084558556557±1U/Pb zircon   Zircon  284392Zambezi Belt, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe[Zambezi Belt]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Kristen002502261525872601±14  zircon   Zircon  4351Bikita Pegmatite, Bikita Area, Masvingo, ZimbabweBikitaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 
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 
DeepDive-Co-0043270027002700        231945Epoch Mine, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweEpochPirajno and González-Álvarez (2013)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.11.005OGR52_58 
Michelle_703270027002700 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu231947Hunters Road Deposit, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweHunter's RoadHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
EG105_1057_031271027002710-2700       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru21638Shangani Mine, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweTati, Shangani, etcBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_704270027002700 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu21638Shangani Mine, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweShanganiHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Alexandra-0254531491511±20U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtapiolite, columbite-(fe), tantalite-(fe)27   Ta, Nb4356Somabula, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweSomabulaMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050609Madziwa Mine (Dry Nickel Mine), Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R050609
R070377Shamva Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R070377
R070248Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R070248


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