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Locality Name:
Pioneer Village N°2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 280313
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280313.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pioneer Village N°2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Zulu Pegmatite

Latitude: 20°2'20"S
Longitude: 29°24'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.038888888889,29.400277777778

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 Ca 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: 
AmphiboleArsenicBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneRutileScheelite
SerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalc

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lead  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Petalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)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  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812955064286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12955061966
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  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212955065800
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O101295506124
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2129550639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812955069056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12955064894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312955061214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129550621482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61295506688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212955063337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61295506211



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