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Mimosa Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
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Mimosa MineMine
Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani)- not defined -
Zvishavane DistrictDistrict
MidlandsProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 19' 57'' South , 30° 3' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zvishavane35,896 (2014)1.0km
Mashava12,994 (2012)55.0km
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
26314
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26314:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c028a1ef-a245-4109-a011-fdf91cb254a5


A PGE mine in the Wedza sub-chamber of the Great Dyke, an elongate layered mafic-ultramafic intrusion (550 km long, up to 11 km wide) into Archean granites and greenstones of the Zimbabwe craton.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
β“˜ Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
β“˜ Maslovite
Formula: PtBiTe
β“˜ Merenskyite
Formula: PdTe2
β“˜ Michenerite
Formula: PdBiTe
β“˜ Moncheite
Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Ruarsite
Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
β“˜ Sperrylite var. Platarsite
Formula: Pt(As,S)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Braggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
β“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
β“˜Merenskyite2.EA.20PdTe2
β“˜Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜var. Platarsite2.EB.05aPt(As,S)2
β“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Ruarsite2.EB.20(Ru,Os)AsS
β“˜Maslovite2.EB.25PtBiTe
β“˜Michenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
β“˜Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
β“˜Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Sβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Sβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Sβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Asβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Asβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Asβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ruβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Ruβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
RhRhodium
Rhβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rhβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Pdβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pdβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Pdβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Teβ“˜ MerenskyitePdTe2
Teβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
OsOsmium
Osβ“˜ Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
IrIridium
Irβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Ptβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Ptβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ptβ“˜ Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ptβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Ptβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptβ“˜ Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Biβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2

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