Mimosa Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
Regional Level Types | |
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Mimosa Mine | Mine |
Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani) | - not defined - |
Zvishavane District | District |
Midlands | Province |
Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 19' 57'' South , 30° 3' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Zvishavane | 35,896 (2014) | 1.0km |
Mashava | 12,994 (2012) | 55.0km |
Owned/operated by:
Implats (50%), Sibanye Stillwater (50%)
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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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 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Cooperite Formula: PtS References: |
β Gold Formula: Au References: |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
β Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS References: |
β Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
β Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
β Maslovite Formula: PtBiTe |
β Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 References: |
β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe |
β Moncheite Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2 References: |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Ruarsite Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS |
β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 References: |
β Sperrylite var. Platarsite Formula: Pt(As,S)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
β | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
β | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
β | Moncheite | 2.EA.20 | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
β | var. Platarsite | 2.EB.05a | Pt(As,S)2 |
β | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Ruarsite | 2.EB.20 | (Ru,Os)AsS |
β | Maslovite | 2.EB.25 | PtBiTe |
β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
β | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
β | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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