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Locality Name:
Mwami (Miami), Karoi District (Urungwe; Hurungwe District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 30701
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30701.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mwami (Miami), Karoi District (Urungwe; Hurungwe District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Baboon Hill Claim
Bufroi Claim
Bul Bul Claim
Grand Parade Mine
Last Hope Mine (Lost Hope Mine)
Lillington Claim
Mishek
Mterikati Pegmatite
MWM
Rita
Ruwanzi Ranch
St Anns Mine (St Anne Mine; St Anne's Mine; St Ann's Mine)
The Falls
Trim
Turning Point Claims

Latitude: 16°46'44"S
Longitude: 29°38'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.778888888889,29.636388888889
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 B Be Ca Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb Si Ta Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Cl Fe H Na O Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAndalusiteApatiteArrojaditeBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteMicaNoneOlivineQuartzSodaliteTopazTourmaline

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Elbaite  (*)Euclase  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sodalite  (*)Topaz  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zimbabweite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2295335,2953398803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3129533594
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2129533850
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185295328,295330,295335,295339,2953424286
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O40321
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1295339520
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)6295332,295334,295336,295339,295340,295341120
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12953422740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12953327437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3129533214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412953395591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2295335,2953394924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25295331,295332,295335,295339,29534217380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23295332,295335,29533961156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212953391476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Zimbabweite  (*)NoneNa(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O1812953391


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