Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1042
Youngest recorded age at locality: 86

mindat Locality ID: 123643
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-123643.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Binga District (Sebungwe District)
Bubi District
Durban Mine
Hwange District
Nkayi District

Latitude: 18°59'13"S
Longitude: 27°50'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.986944444444,27.847222222222

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Covellite	Diamond	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Garnet	Malachite	Mica	Monazite
Mordenite	Natroautunite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Zircon

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 Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Beryl Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Covellite Diamond Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Fritzscheite Garnet Malachite Mica Monazite
Mordenite Natroautunite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Zircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cordierite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Diamond ()*
Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Francevillite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hollandite ()*	Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Meta-ankoleite ()*	Microcline ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Opal ()*	Petalite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wodginite ()*	Zabuyelite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1042	1023	1	295438	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	295437	2353
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	1042	1023	2	295438,295439	244
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	295456	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	295444	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	92	86	1	295460	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	295437	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	295473	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	295444	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	295437,295464	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	92	86	3	295418,295460,295475	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	295477	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	295477	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	295477	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	295437	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	92	86	8	295432,295434,295443,295455,295456,295460,295472,295475	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	295420	1184
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1042	1023	3	295438,295439,295466	5171
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	295456,295468,295478	309
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	295444	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			6	295426,295430,295437,295444,295473,295476	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	295464	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	295425	2600
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1042	1023	2	295438,295440	518
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	295437	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	295473	4165
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	295437	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			4	295444,295464,295473,295480	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	295473	67
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			3	295418,295423,295427	697
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	295464	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	92	86	1	295460	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	295437	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	295473	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	92	86	11	295431,295445,295446,295447,295458,295460,295465,295469,295472,295473,295475	9617
Francevillite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ba(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5H₂O			1	295420	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	295444	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			3	295422,295424,295426	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	295450	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	295473,295475	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	92	86	1	295460	243
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)			1	295473	57
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	92	86	2	295460,295466	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	295473	2228
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	295468	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	92	86	3	295451,295460,295473	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	295430,295437,295464,295473,295476	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	295471	425
Meta-ankoleite ()*	Natroautunite	K(UO₂)(PO₄)·3H₂O			1	295418	10
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	295418	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	92	86	2	295434,295460	945
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	1042	1023	1	295438	200
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	295457	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1042	1023	4	295418,295438,295474,295477	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	295455,295456	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	295442	2994
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	1042	1023	1	295438	124
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	295444	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			6	295426,295437,295444,295453,295473,295476	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	295437	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1042	1023	18	295418,295425,295426,295434,295438,295442,295444,295449,295456,295457,295459,295468,295469,295471,295473,295474,295475,295478	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	295444	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	295473	4894
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			2	295470,295478	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	92	86	1	295460	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	295444	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	295418	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1042	1023	1	295438	688
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	295473	3337
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	295439	99
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	295437	2562
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	295444	605
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈	1042	1023	1	295438	78
Zabuyelite ()*	None	Li₂(CO₃)	1042	1023	1	295438	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1042	1023	2	295418,295438	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000698	MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex of a number of carbonatite intrusions and small vents of carbonatite agglomerate; dykes and sills extend over 75 km2. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Rim of fenitized, brecciated quartzites. Small kimberlite bodies in vicinity.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0247	1039	1023	1031±8	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	columbite-(fe), columbite-(mn)	786		Ta, Nb	31358	Kamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	Kamativi	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Alexandra-0248	1042	1032	1037±5	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization	columbite-(fe), columbite-(mn)	786		Ta, Nb	31358	Kamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	Kamativi	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
Jen_0000698	92	86	89±3	K-Ar		phlogopite		Phlogopite		247278	Katete Carbonatite, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe	Katete	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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