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Locality Name:
Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 247227
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247227.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Flame Lily Mine
JCB Mine
Pioneer Village N°2
Pioneer Village N°4
Sydkom Mine

Latitude: 20°13'34"S
Longitude: 29°22'13"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.226111111111,29.370277777778
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 Be Bi C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Li Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Sn Ta W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeArsenicBerylBismutiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopper
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalc

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Petalite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Talc  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12955068803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183295503,295506,2955084286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3295504,295506,2955091966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2295504,295509716
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212955065171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2129550627198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41295506951
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12955068173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212955069617
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2129550642
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12955061271
Lead  (*)CopperPb1295506192
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4129550614899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22295503,2955065800
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O101295506124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O1295508140
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1295503494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2129550639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812955069056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129550361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12955064894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312955061214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129550621482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62295506,295508688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22295503,2955063337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61295506211


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