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Locality Name:
Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mweza Range (Wedja), Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 248110
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248110.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mweza Range (Wedja), Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sandawana Mine (Zeus Mine)

Latitude: 20°55'"S
Longitude: 29°55'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.916666666667,29.933055555556
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 Ca Cr F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetHumiteMicaNone
PhenakiteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelTalcZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212955203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12955208803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312955202353
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812955204286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412955203902
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21295520236
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21295520327
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12955202740
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2129552042
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312955205433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4129552014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12955204924
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1295520326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212955202273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129552061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212955205614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129552021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212955203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212955202562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12955205251


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