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Locality Name:
Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 247748
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247748.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani)

Latitude: 20°23'16"S
Longitude: 30°9'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.387777777778,30.164722222222
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 As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Si Te 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumDiamondFeldsparHydrotalciteMelonite
MicaNickelineNonePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineTalc
Ullmannite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cooperite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Laurite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Ruarsite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Stichtite  (*)Talc  (*)Winchite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61295581286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12955818803
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41295579708
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21295581295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612955802060
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S41295580101
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22295580,29558227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12955793531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41295579951
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS2295580,295583124
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1295581697
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS129558224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2295580,29558230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3129558114640
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS1295580119
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1295578341
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS1295580154
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS21295580226
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe129558023
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe21295580155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe1295580114
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)21295580133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129558117380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812955801512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS129558044
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22295580,29558239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812955809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129558161156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21295581375
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS129558025
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22295580,295583337
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O129557943
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212955813337
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2129558151


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