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Locality Name:
Somabula, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 531
Youngest recorded age at locality: 491

mindat Locality ID: 4356
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4356.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Somabula, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, Zimbabwe": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Somabula Forrest Alluvial Deposit

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Au B Ba Be C Cr F Fe H Ir Na O P Pt Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B Ba Cr Fe H Ir Na O P Pt Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteBerylCopperCorundumDiamondNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineQuartz
RutileSpinelStauroliteTopazTourmalineZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diamond  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iridium  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Platinum  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO553149101310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1853149112955444286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O453149103902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O45314911295544321
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O353149112955441797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC5314911295544697
Gold  (*)CopperAu531491030554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65314910121
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O353149105433
Iridium  (*)CopperIr5314910162
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO453149112955441507
Platinum  (*)CopperPt5314910485
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2531491061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO253149112955445614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)53149102705
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)5314911295544978
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F253149112955441476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)53149105251


1 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
Alexandra-0254531491511±20U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtapiolite, columbite-(fe), tantalite-(fe)27   Ta, Nb4356Somabula, Gweru District (Gwelo District), Midlands, ZimbabweSomabulaMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 

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