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Locality Name:
Mkushi, Mkushi, Central Province, Zambia


mindat Locality ID: 245181
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245181.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mkushi, Mkushi, Central Province, Zambia": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mkushi Pegmatite Region
Mkushi River Area

Latitude: 14°4'58"S
Longitude: 29°49'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.082777777778,29.833055555556
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: Al B Ba Be F Fe H K Li Mn Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNonePyroxeneQuartzTourmaline

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Beryl  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Hejtmanite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O612949701022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2294968,2949708803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21294970295
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812949684286
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1294968520
Hejtmanite  (*)NoneBa2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2129497010
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312949705433
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12949684924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129496817380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129496861156


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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