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Locality Name:
Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2615
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2587

mindat Locality ID: 24209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24209.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Masvingo, Zimbabwe": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Bikita Area
Bikita District
Brentwood Prospect
Chiredzi Mining District (Hartley Mining District)
Chivi District
King Mine
Magombedze Meteorite
Masvingo (Fort Victoria)
Matabele Mine
Mayfield Farm
Midway Mine
Mwenezi District
P & O Mine
Umkondo Mining Area (Mkondo)
Zimbabwe Copper Mine

Latitude: 20°14'54"S
Longitude: 31°18'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.248333333333,31.304722222222
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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cs Cu F Fe H Hf Hg Ir K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteAuricuprideBarringeriteBaryte
BerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCrichtonite
CubaniteDiamondDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetIronMagnetoplumbiteMalachite
MarcasiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePerovskite
PhenakitePotaritePrehnitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapolite
ScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTopazUllmannite
WurtziteZircon

118 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)
Alumotantite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)
Armalcolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Atokite  (*)Awaruite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bijvoetite-(Y)  (*)Bikitaite  (*)
Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bityite  (*)Braggite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cooperite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diamond  (*)
Diopside  (*)Empressite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hafnon  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Iron  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Loveringite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Petalite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Potarite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Simpsonite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Tsumoite  (*)Violarite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)Yimengite  (*)
Zabuyelite  (*)Zircon  (*)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)212953933419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3295381,295393,2953978803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O261525872295376,295385470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312953912353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe1295393489
Alumotantite  (*)Not in a structural groupAlTaO412953815
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F261525871295376244
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52615258701310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212953933092
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8129539367
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5129541039
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS261525872295376,2953979052
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)129539615
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn129539329
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe1295396166
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23295388,295395,2954155509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)129541111547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18261525874295376,295377,295406,2954084286
Bijvoetite-(Y)  (*)NoneY8(UO2)16O8(CO3)16(OH)8·39H2O2615258712953763
Bikitaite  (*)NoneLiAlSi2O6·H2O261525872295376,2953854
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31295388214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12953971966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312953941935
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2129538431
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S42295393,295396101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)261525876295376,295385,295392,295393,295397,29540027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212953815171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2295394,2953955707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24295393,295394,295395,29539727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44295393,295396,295401,2954033902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O43295389,295405,295406321
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12953803531
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12953971025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2295393,295394966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS2295393,295396124
Copper  (*)CopperCu12954153846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32295390,2953911797
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S32295393,295397802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3295380,295395,2954162970
Diamond  (*)DiamondC2295401,295412697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612954034135
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe129539343
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2295393,2953978173
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4261525872295376,29538529
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F261525872295374,2953762740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22295394,2954139617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2295393,29539424243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3129539270
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12953817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4295393,295396,295397,29540030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312953971544
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)261525872295376,29538111
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61295397741
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1295393804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS1295393119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33295393,295396,2953975433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS1295393154
Iron  (*)IronFe12954031089
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)1295393116
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12953971271
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS21295393226
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)1295393451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44295393,295396,295397,29540014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22295394,29539512537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi129539788
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22295393,2953945674
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe129539323
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)1295397176
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe21295393207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe21295393155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe1295393114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2615258712953764924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22295393,2953975800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)21295393133
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)261525871295376200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2261525876295374,295376,295381,295386,295397,29540517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1295393471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12953972349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1295393767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82295393,2953961512
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10261525871295376124
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22295393,2954062273
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS129539344
Platinum  (*)CopperPt2295393,295396485
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O261525871295376140
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg129539625
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212953971898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24295393,295394,295396,29539739462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2295407,2954091725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84295393,295394,295397,2954009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2261525878295374,295376,295385,295390,295393,295394,295397,29540861156
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te4129539364
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn129539334
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23295393,295396,2953975614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12953944894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12953976417
Simpsonite  (*)NoneAl4Ta3O13(OH)261525872295376,29538116
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22295393,295396337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3295393,295394,29539721482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6261525871295376688
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2129539375
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212953933337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O62295374,295381211
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31295393276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1295397510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132615258712953765317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2261525873295374,295376,2953861476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212953932562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12954031044
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe1295393100
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41295393380
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe2129539364
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS129539353
Yimengite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteK[Ti3Cr5Fe3+2Mg2]O1912954015
Zabuyelite  (*)NoneLi2(CO3)26152587129537611
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2295374,2953965251
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb129539332


1 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
Kristen002502261525872601±14  zircon   Zircon  4351Bikita Pegmatite, Bikita Area, Masvingo, ZimbabweBikitaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070248Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R070248

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