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Pegmatite from
Kagem Emerald Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Pegmatite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pegmatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kagem Emerald Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1594807
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1594807:8
GUID (UUID V4):38ea96d4-84b7-4540-a458-1a3c07a78ec4
Nearest other occurrences of Pegmatite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘKamakanga Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
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the Kagem mine, the largest emerald mine in the world, in the Kafubu district, Copperbelt Province, Zambia...Zambia. This mine, which has been producing exceptional gem rough since the 1970s, has recently been the...green gemmy emerald crystals in white quartz matrix. Emerald was first discovered in the Kafubu area by the... Only small quantities of relatively mediocre emerald rough were produced from the   96*2: 405... A recent view of part of the Kagem mine showing subvertical pegmatite dike swarms in the highwall and
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Gemological Characteristics of Emeralds from Kamakanga, Zambia Yi Zhang and Xiao-Yan Yu * School of Gemology,...Currently, Zambia is one of the world’s major emerald-producing countries. In this study, emerald samples...samples from Kamakanga, Zambia, were systematically analyzed by standard gemological tests, microscopic observation...Gemological Characteristics of Emeralds from Kamakanga, Zambia. Minerals 2023, 13, 341. https://doi.org/10.3390/...creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). 1. Introduction Emerald is a variety of beryl whose ideal formula is Be3
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consistent with a sedimentary source origin. Type IA emerald REE patterns have upturns in the heavy REE (La/YbCC...occurring in Archaean host rocks. Modeling of type IA emerald compositions indicates that they form from magmatic...crustal protoliths. This geochemical signature links emerald formation with continental suture zones. Diamonds...indicating that plate tectonic processes have led to emerald deposit formation since at least the Archaean....that is responsible for the vivid green color of emerald [2]. Emeralds are scarce commodities requiring
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SPECIAL ISSUE December 2015 WORLD EMERALD UPDATE Highlights of Bogota Symposium Colombia opened its...world’s leading emerald experts from October 13-15. The First International Emerald Symposium was a huge...around the world taking part. More than 42 global emerald specialists from governments, labs and private...Fedesmeraldas, the Colombian Emerald Federation, and supported by all the country’s emerald-related bodies and...challenges and opportunities faced by the world’s emerald industry, including resource management, manufacturing
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Special Emerald 2018 – Issue 40 All About Colored Gemstones World Emerald Update Highlights of the...the Second World Emerald Symposium, Bogotá International Gemstone Association AColored Publication of the...Issue 40 ‫ ׀‬InColor 1 2 InColor ‫ ׀‬Special Emerald 2018 InColorMagazine.com; Gemstone.org International... Contents In Side 5 Special World Emerald Update Editor’s Note World Emerald Challenge: Origins and Appellation...Appellation 16 The Second World Emerald Symposium in Colombia The Second World Emerald Symposium Focuses on Responsible
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Science? Ethical Mining and Fair Trade FabergĂŠ and Gemfields Create Fair Trade Emerald Necklace Gemology...Spinel and its Treatments: A Current Status Report Mining Sapphire Rush in Kataragama Jewelry Design Contemporary...determination, thus tracking gemstones from their mining locations. The success of a credible, transparent...eventually craze, the material from the Wollo Province region is considerably more stable. Francesco...the mining sites, Mazzero gave the GILC a descriptive visual tour of his travels into the mining district
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26 26 Mining A Glimpse of the New Fine Emerald Deposit at Xinjiang’s Davdar Mine Education...photos of activities along the border and of any mining or trading areas in Burma. ICA member Dr. Addie...Addie Peretti has produced a film on the gem mining and trade in Burma which will be aired at the ICA Congress... not just in Myanmar but also in Thailand. ICA Mine Tour – China I mmediately following the Congress...Congress in Panyu, China, ICA will conduct a mine tour to areas in Hangzhou and Shandong and beyond. Participants
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Marking of Gemstones – An Overview of Options 86 Mining The Journey Towards Responsibility 94 Book Review...org Editor’s Note Small-Scale and Artisanal Mining: The Other Responsible Sourcing President Clement...developed by—and for—a small number of mega gem-mining and jewelry conglomerates call for strict Western...development for local mining communities in emerging economies. Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for...colored gemstone output, but well over 80% of active mining operations. It constitutes the core of the offering
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