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Locality Name:
Mutoko District (Mtoko District), Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe


mindat Locality ID: 247880
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247880.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mutoko District (Mtoko District), Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mutoko
Mutoko Parish (Mtoko)

Latitude: 17°12'20"S
Longitude: 32°15'27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.205555555556,32.2575
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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteBerylClayColumbiteCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRutileSphaleriteZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bityite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Grayite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Thorite  (*)
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)2295290,2952928803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312952862353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512952891310
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185295286,295289,295290,295291,2952944286
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)2129529031
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22295289,2952905171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61295290289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812952891008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12952904165
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12952932740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212952909617
Grayite  (*)Rhabdophane(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4)·H2O129529017
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O1295292198
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412952891507
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1295290443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12952904924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2129529017380
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1295290144
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1295290182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23295290,295291,29529461156
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O81295287353
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312952901214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS129529021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O61295290688
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)2295290,2952921006
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2295290,2952925251


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