Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2590

mindat Locality ID: 34464
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34464.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bindura District
Guruve District
Mazowe District
Rushinga District
Shamva District
Snakes Head Area

Latitude: 16°59'38"S
Longitude: 31°16'41"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.993888888889,31.278055555556
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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineZircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cosalite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Ingodite  (*)Joséite-A  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderophyllite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Talc  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)212952233419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2295242,2952508803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512952511310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212952623092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS6295223,295226,295246,295247,295249,2952629052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212952485509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)129526111547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183295242,295250,2952524286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3295223,295247,2952501966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312952471935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6295223,295245,295246,295247,295249,29526227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210295223,295226,295229,295245,295246,295247,295248,295249,295250,29526227198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12952231025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1295247966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812952591008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32295251,2952551797
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51295247344
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1295251481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612952234135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212952629895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)260025903295223,295226,295233648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3295223,295254,2952568173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3295223,295247,29526224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2600259012295220,295223,295226,295231,295233,295238,295245,295246,295247,295248,295249,29526230554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312952235433
Ingodite  (*)TetradymiteBi2TeS129524730
Joséite-A  (*)TetradymiteBi4TeS2129524750
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412952581507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42295248,29526314899
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)21295251168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4295223,295242,295250,2952624924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2260025903295233,295238,2952485800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26295223,295242,295247,295249,295250,29525117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12952232349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1295223767
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21295251247
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812952291512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S42295229,295262131
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)260025901295233494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26295223,295229,295246,295247,295249,29526239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S88295223,295226,295229,295245,295246,295247,295249,2952629056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22600259013295223,295226,295233,295238,295239,295242,295245,295246,295247,295249,295250,295251,29526261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26295223,295245,295246,295247,295249,2952515614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)260025907295226,295233,295238,295246,295247,295248,2952494894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)260025902295226,2952332705
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2129522392
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5295246,295247,295248,295249,29526221482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63295242,295250,295252688
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22295244,2952613337
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1295247510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312952235317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2295223,2952494899
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S41295229380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12952235251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12952231025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_705Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Mo-00412259025902590Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61a  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00413259025902590Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61a  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00414260026002600Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61b  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Mo-00415260026002600Re-Os molybdeniteRAN-61b  MolybdeniteMolybdenite, PowelliteMo205086RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweRAN-MineFrei et al. (1998)10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00111-2GCA62_1925 
Michelle_705270027002700 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu298078Trojan Nickel Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, ZimbabweTrojanHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050609Madziwa Mine (Dry Nickel Mine), Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R050609
R070377Shamva Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwehttps://rruff.info/R070377

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