Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 225
Youngest recorded age at locality: 123

mindat Locality ID: 34387
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34387.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Manicaland, Zimbabwe": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Buhera District
Chimanimani District
Chipinge District
Makoni District (Headlands District)
Mutare District (Umtali District)
Nyanga District

Latitude: 19°9'25"S
Longitude: 32°17'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.156944444444,32.294722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Beryl	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diamond	Feldspar	Fluorite	Malachite
Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tridymite

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ta Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baddeleyite Baryte Beryl Brucite Calcite Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Diamond Feldspar Fluorite Malachite
Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Tridymite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismutotantalite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Crocoite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Heterosite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lazurite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Petalite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spodumene ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Titanite ()*	Vermiculite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	225	193	1	295182	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	225	193	4	295172,295173,295182,295211	8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	295191,295208	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			4	295193,295194,295207,295209	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	225	193	1	295182	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	295186	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	225	193	2	295181,295182	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	225	193	1	295182	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	131	123	9	295172,295173,295175,295177,295178,295183,295192,295201,295211	4286
Bismutotantalite ()*	None	BiTaO₄			1	295184	23
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	295214	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	225	193	3	295181,295182,295208	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	225	193	1	295182	232
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			6	295186,295197,295200,295202,295203,295208	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			6	295186,295188,295206,295207,295208,295209	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	295190,295199,295204	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	295177	1797
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)			2	295206,295207	81
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	295204	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	295196	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	225	193	1	295182	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	225	193	1	295182	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	225	193	1	295182	944
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	225	193	4	295176,295180,295181,295182	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	295188	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	295206,295207,295208,295209	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	295190,295207,295208,295209,295210	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	225	193	1	295182	14640
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)			1	295179	204
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	225	193	1	295181	367
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	295208	1271
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O	225	193	1	295182	37
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	225	193	1	295182	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	225	193	2	295181,295182	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	295186	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	295172,295173,295211	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	295188	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	225	193	1	295182	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	295172,295173,295211	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	225	193	1	295182	884
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀			1	295211	124
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	225	193	1	295181	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	295206,295207,295208,295209	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	295208	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			3	295188,295208,295209	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	225	193	10	295172,295173,295182,295201,295206,295207,295208,295209,295211,295212	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	295174,295186,295188	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	295193	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			2	295190,295208	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	295188,295206,295207,295209	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			2	295173,295177	688
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	295206	3337
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	295177	99
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	225	193	1	295182	4899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	225	193	3	295180,295181,295182	652

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000740	MAGMATIC STYLE: Numerous irregular and sinuous intrusions, and forms composite dykes and irregular bodies with carbonatite and melteigite intimately mixed. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, foyaite and fenite; dykes of nephelinite and phonolite.
Jen_0000796	MAGMATIC STYLE: 1.5 km diameter ring dyke 30-300 m in thickness and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, with areas of melteigite and urtite, nepheline-bearing syenite, serpentinite, dunite and fenite.

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0000740	131	123	127±4	K-Ar			biotite							218750	Chishanyi, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe	Chishanya	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
	Jen_0000796	225	193	209±16	Rb-Sr			biotite							247000	Shawa Mine, Dorowa, Shawa Complex, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe	Shawa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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