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


mindat Locality ID: 31708
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31708.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Karoi District (Urungwe; Hurungwe District), Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Chiwya Claim
Dungusha Pegmatite
Green Walking Stick Deposit
Magondi Belt
Makuti Area
Mwami (Miami)
Pearl Claim
Pope Mine
Rattis Mine
Rukomechi
Star Twin Claim

Latitude: 16°30'2"S
Longitude: 29°26'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.500555555556,29.439166666667

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 Sn Ta Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArrojaditeBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DiasporeDumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGraftoniteKaoliniteKornerupineLazulite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineQuartzRutileSodaliteSpinelTopazTourmaline
TripliteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Beryl  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Euclase  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Grandidierite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Prismatine  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spinel  (*)Strengite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Werdingite  (*)Zimbabweite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312953452353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512953271310
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12953241036
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)24295321,295338,295343,29534750
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811295322,295323,295327,295328,295330,295335,295339,295342,295344,295345,2953464286
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4059
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42295327,295345321
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183295324,295325,2953261008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312953241797
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O180231
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1295339520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)8295327,295332,295334,295336,295339,295340,295341,295345120
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3295327,295342,2953442740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12953327437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)21295321107
Grandidierite  (*)NoneMgAl3O2(BO3)(SiO4)129532440
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3129533214640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41295324407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312953245433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412953395591
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2129532468
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)20232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4129532414899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2295335,2953394924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25295331,295332,295335,295339,29534217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Prismatine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)22129532410
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26295321,295322,295327,295332,295335,29533961156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12953272705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512953241516
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl1295327444
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412953241934
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1295321263
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F24295322,295327,295339,2953441476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212953462562
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22295321,2953272718
Werdingite  (*)NoneMg2Al14Si4B4O3712953248
Zimbabweite  (*)NoneNa(Pb,Na,K)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)4As4O1812953391
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12953245251



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