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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

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: 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: 
BaryteCalciteCoronaditeCorundumFluoriteMonaziteNoneSpinel

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Hollandite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Siderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2928603092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)9286011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9286027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2928609895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2928609617
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1692860243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3928605433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49286014899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)92860945
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)928606417



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000698MAGMATIC 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 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
Jen_0000698928689±3K-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  247278Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, ZimbabweKateteWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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