Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 92
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86

mindat Locality ID: 247278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°8'52"S
Longitude: 26°52'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.147777777778,26.883055555556

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Coronadite	Corundum	Fluorite	Monazite	None	Spinel

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: Ba C Ca Ce F Fe Mg Mn O P S Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Ce F Fe Mg Mn O P S Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Coronadite Corundum Fluorite Monazite None Spinel

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Hollandite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	92	86	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	92	86	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92	86	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	92	86	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	92	86	9617
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	92	86	243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	92	86	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	92	86	14899
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	92	86	945
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	92	86	6417

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000698	MAGMATIC 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.

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0000698	92	86	89±3	K-Ar			phlogopite				Phlogopite			247278	Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	Katete	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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