Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique

Oldest recorded age at locality: 482.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 442.2

mindat Locality ID: 2406
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2406.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°30'30"S
Longitude: 37°54'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.508333333333,37.9

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.

Beryl	Bismutite	Clay	Columbite	Kaolinite	None	Quartz	Topaz

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 Be Bi C F H Mn O Si Ta

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C F H Mn O Si Ta

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Bismutite Clay Columbite Kaolinite None Quartz Topaz

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Beryl ()*	Bismutite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Quartz ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*
Topaz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	482.7	442.2	4286
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	482.7	442.2	716
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	482.7	442.2	5591
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	482.7	442.2	61156
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	477.2	463.2	211
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	482.7	442.2	1476

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0255	477.2	470.4	473.8±3.4	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn)	9	Tantalite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	2406	Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique	Marropino	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0256	475.4	470.4	472.9±2.5	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn)	9	Tantalite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	2406	Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique	Marropino	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0257	467	463.2	465.1±1.9	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn)	126	Tantalite-(Mn)	Ta, Nb	2406	Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique	Marropino	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0258	482.7	479.3	481±1.7	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	monazite	132		Ta, Nb	2406	Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique	Marropino	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0259	451	442.2	446.6±4.4	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	tantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)	132		Ta, Nb	2406	Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique	Marropino	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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