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Locality Name:
Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia


mindat Locality ID: 302897
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302897.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mazabuka District, Southern Province, Zambia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Munali Intrusive Complex

Latitude: 15°53'12"S
Longitude: 28°6'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.886666666667,28.1
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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteMarcasiteNickeline
NoneOlivinePentlanditePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalc

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Maghemite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Smythite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)
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)212951263419
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)129512627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2129512627198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212951269895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12951258173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12951261188
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12951267437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3129512614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312951265433
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O41295126229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12951261487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42295125,29512614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212951265674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12951261508
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812951261512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22295125,29512639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812951269056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2129512661156
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)129512677
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212951263337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212951262562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41295126380


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