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Zambia

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia)

Zambia (1964 onwards) was formerly called Northern Rhodesia (1910–1964).
For Southern Rhodesia see Zimbabwe.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Aegirine
Albite
var: Cleavelandite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
Allophane
'Andalusite-Kanonaite Series'
Anglesite
Ankerite
Anthophyllite
'Apatite'
Arfvedsonite
Aurichalcite
Austinite
Azurite
Baryte
'Bastnäsite'
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Bertrandite
Beryl
var: Aquamarine
var: Emerald
Beudantite
'Biotite'
Bornite
Brannerite
Braunite
Briartite
Brochantite
'Buergerite-Dravite series'
Calcite
Carrollite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chevkinite'
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysoberyl
Chrysocolla
Claringbullite (TL)
Cobaltite
Cobaltpentlandite
Coffinite
Columbite-(Mn)
Copper
Cordierite
Cornetite
Coronadite
Covellite
Cuprite
Daqingshanite-(Ce)
'Davidite'
Davidite-(La)
Descloizite
Diamond
Digenite
Dolomite
Dravite
Drysdallite (TL)
Elbaite
'Ellestadite'
Epidote
Fluorapatite
Fluor-elbaite
Fluorellestadite
Fluorite
Fluorstrophite
Franklinite
Gahnite
Galena
'Garnet'
Genthelvite
Goethite
Gold
Goslarite
Gypsum
Hejtmanite (TL)
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Heterogenite
Hopeite
Hydrocerussite
Hydrozincite
Ilmenite
var: Manganoan Ilmenite
'Ilmenite-Pyrophanite Series'
Isokite (TL)
Kanonaite (TL)
'K Feldspar'
Kornerupine
Kyanite
Lepidolite
Libethenite
var: Zincian Libethenite
'Limonite'
Linarite
Linnaeite
Magnesite
Magnetite
Malachite
var: Zincian Malachite
Masuyite
Metatorbernite
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Microlite Group
var: Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)

Mimetite
Molybdenite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)
Mottramite
Muscovite
var: Alurgite
var: Sericite
Parahopeite (TL)
Parascholzite
Perovskite
Phenakite
Phlogopite
Phosphophyllite
Plancheite
Pseudomalachite
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
var: Cobaltoan Pyrite
Pyrochlore Group
Pyromorphite
Pyrope
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
Quartz
var: Citrine

var: Jasper
var: Smoky Quartz
Renierite
Rhodonite
Rosasite
Rutile
Samarskite-(Y)
Scholzite
Schorl
Sellaite
Siderite
Siegenite
Silver
Smithsonite
Spencerite
Sphalerite
Staurolite
var: Lusakite

Strontianite
Surinamite
Talc
Tantalite-(Mn)
Tarbuttite (TL)
Tennantite
Tenorite
Thorite
Topaz
var: Imperial Topaz

'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
'Uvite'
Vanadinite
Veszelyite
Violarite
'Wad'
Willemite
Woodwardite
Wulfenite
Wurtzite
'Xenotime'
Zincite
Zincolibethenite (TL)
Zircon


179 entries listed. 137 valid minerals. 8 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Zambia
Zambia

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References

Beyli, DK. (????) Carbonatite volcanoes and subsurface intrusions of Zambia. Karbonatity, M., 'Mir', xx pp.

Kampunzu, A. B. et al. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.



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