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Locality Name:
Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique

Oldest recorded age at locality: 488
Youngest recorded age at locality: 476

mindat Locality ID: 26428
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26428.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 15°43'39"S
Longitude: 38°13'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.7275,38.228333333333
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenicBerylBismutiteChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparGadoliniteKaolinite
MicaNonePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRutileStibniteTopazTourmaline

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)Fluor-dravite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluor-liddicoatite  (*)Fluornatromicrolite  (*)
Hydroxylherderite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiocolumbite  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)48847608803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1848847604286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi48847601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S348847601935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)4884760716
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO248847605171
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)848847601756
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O64884760289
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4884760648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4884760520
Florencite-(Ce)  (*)AluniteCeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6488476073
Fluor-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F48847608
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F488476031
Fluor-liddicoatite  (*)TourmalineCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F488476012
Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F488476013
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)4884760119
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448847605591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)48847604924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2488476017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2488476061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)48847602705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O64884760688
Stibiocolumbite  (*)NoneSbNbO4488476013
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4488476053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O64884760211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F248847601476


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
Bradley_2012_153488476482±6U/Pb zircon   Zircon  26428Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueNaipaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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