Locality type: | Pit |
Classification |
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Species: | Enstatite |
Formula: | Mg2Si2O6 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Enstatite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Dorowa Phosphate Mine, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1493295 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1493295:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | c5167f7a-0f4e-4316-9f0c-dd3d5fc8b533 |
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite |
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15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘShawa Mine, Shawa complex, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe |
References |
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Meck, M., Atlhopheng, J., Masamba, W.R.L., Ringrose, S., Diskin, S. (2011) Minerals that Host Metals at Dorowa Rock Phosphate Mine, Zimbabwe. The Open Mineralogy Journal 5(1). |
Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Book | settings created by human activity, such as roadcuts, mine dumps, and quarries. Good examples are also found...quartz Phosphorite Sedimentary rocks rich in phosphate minerals are known as phosphorites. Several of...to and greater than 1cm. ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS Phosphate minerals (apatite, variscite, vivianite, etc...other sedimentary rocks, as in this example from Zimbabwe. BANDED magnetite and chert layer GRAIN SIZE...Kimberley, South Africa, is an abandoned diamond mine in a large kimberlite pipe. BIG HOLE, megacryst |
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