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Rhodonite from
Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651326:9
GUID (UUID V4):31de8493-7464-4166-a7a5-586e3bb40c45
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 cookrob@auburn.edu Rhodonite Downloaded by [Universite Laval] at 20:02 10 July...introduced to the hobby through the lapidary arts, rhodonite may well have been the first pink mineral with...from only a relatively few occurrences. Although rhodonite [CaMn4Si5O15] would seem easy enough to identify...identify, much material initially considered to be rhodonite based on sight identification may not be, for...associated. Classic localities for fine crystallized rhodonite specimens include Franklin and Sterling Hill,
Catalog/List
in lewth•• BOp. each. 7. APOPHVLLITE. Bay State Mine, Keweenaw Pen., Michigan, U.S.A. Lustrous, bright...suitable For display. 9. ARAGONITE. Laurium Attica District, Greece. Lustrous, translucent, creamy coloured...zixZ-txlt". 1:4.• 50: 10. ARGENTITE. Valenciana Mine: Guanajuato, Mexico. Specimen A - Fine, sharp, silvery... 5x 3i;-xZt". £44.00. 15. AZURITE. Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small, bright blue, sharp crystals...a huge, mostly transparent, crystal. Silverband Mine was at one time noted for these large crystals and
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£18.00 3. APATITE variety FRANCOL ITE . Holmbush Mine , Stoke Cl~sland , Cornwall. Specimen A: Smal~ sparkling... 1tx1tx1 " , £4.75p 7 . ARTHUR ITE. Majuba Hill Mine , Churchill Co., Nevada , U. S. A. Lime- green crystallised...ma1;rix . 2X1f'.', £6.00 9 . AXI NITE . Colebrook Mine , Rosebe ry, Tasmania, Australia. Lusteous clove-...1fx1t", £9 . 00 11 . OAYLDONITE. Penberthy Croft Mine , ~t . Hilary , Cornwall. Dark apple-green slightly...11;-x1 ", £1.50p 15 . CALAVERITE. Kirkl onQ Luke Mine , Ontario , Canada . Cronz ey metallic masses in
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.^aU I i GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SIMPLIFIED ,J^ljTangonyiko LEGEND □ 200 M^Iq"... In the same series A guide to the Insects of Zambia Elliot Pinhey and Ian Loe A guide to the National...DWoecraite of Zambia by GERALD COORAY, PhD, DIC, FGS Professor of Geology, University of Zambia and ANDREW...PhD Formerly Lecturer in Geology, University of Zambia colour illustrations by GOODFELLOW PHIRI Group...rocks Industrial minerals Outline of the Geology of Zambia 34 14 Radioactive minerals METALLIC MINERALS
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peciLmen 0 ; 2i.-x2"', £3,00 41. DI AMJND . " PremieT' Mine , Kimberley , Stluth Africa. Specimen ,'\ : ShaT'p...matrix . ltx1 " , £4.00 44. FLUORITE. H'Elight s Mine , . Weardale , Co. DUT'ham . Transparont pUT'p ly...- " , £3 . 5Op 55 . f'!£LACoNITE. west C b~odon Mine , "St. Cleer , C o ~nwo ll. Rich bl oc kish masses...1ixli x1t" ,,,£2 . 50p 64. PLANCHEITE. Mufulira MinD , Zambia. Rich Sky- blue r adiat ing fibrO US mass...00 . Spet;:imen 0 : ZxZx 1t " , £3 . 50p 74 . RHODONITE. Hi'll Copso t~8ngo n oso' 'mi no , CH r i s t
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been a tendency among those who search for and mine industrial minerals to call them ‘ore’ and to measure...reluctance to allow large isolated have mines or mine a because ment unemploy into plunged communities...with many metals during this century has been to mine lower and lower grade ores. This has led to the...mines and the economy of whole nations, such as Zambia and Chile which are heavily dependent on their...For example, to develop the large RTZ copper-gold mine at Bougainville, at 1979 prices. Papua New Guinea
Book (edition)
Erythrine Topaz simple twins Bustamite lamellar Rhodonite yes Fluorite polysynthetic Baddeleyite lamellar... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...(red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach);...(greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample
Catalog/List
00 5. APATITE"variety FRAI\CoLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath'; Cornwall'" Speci m\ln A: Sha p, glassy...matrix. ,1-tx1t ", £4.7Sp , , 6. AURICHALCITE . 79 Mine , Hayde n , A'ti zona , U.S.A . Turquoise colour\ld...2ix2x 1 ~.'! , £24.00 " 14 . OOTALLACKI TE. Levan~ Mine , Pendeen , COrnwall. Small sharP li ght green cryst...ergrown gr oup . 2tx2 "" £7. 00 19. CALCITE. Oarbary Mine , WeaToa l e , Co. Durham. Shar p creamy hexagona...1ix1i ", £4 .7 5p. , 20. CASSITERITE . Dolcoath Mine , Camborne , Cornwa ll . Lustrous bl a ckish cryst
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reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably
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quality specimens, continuously 'rolling in' from mine contracts, general imports and collection purehases...nnss, 2x1¾x1 , f.2. 50. APATITE/SIDERITE. Poldicc Mine, Illogan, Cormr.:i.llo Rare 19th C, specimen. Cavernous...xtls"3x2x1 11 ,215 00" 8. ARAG0NITE. Cape Sounion Mine,Attica,Greccc, Sharp spiky po..lc-green to _spnrkling...Pos si bly Gwenna.p District. 4x2x1i~' 1 ,28. 00. AZUHITE/MALACHITE,.Morenci Mine \Arizona., U ..S.A....2~1¾x1i",U.f.5,.. 14. BISMUTHINITE. South Crofty Mine,Camborne,Cornw~ll. Rich intergrowth of bright silvcry
Catalog/List
bright orange red micro crystals in slag. (Cetine mine, Sienna Italy) 061 BRITHOLIT8 Ce. Ce ca Si0/4 P0/4...pure greenish Scorodite (Fe Arsenate) (Gold Hill Mine,TooeleCountyUtah) ½" size El.SO lxl f4 lx2 ED 231...S/5 grey rnetallic fibres on quartz. (Cariboo Gold Mine, Wells, British Columbia,Canada) ½ ins f2. 50 116...someyellowish. Good coverage of crystals. (Hilton Mine, Cumbria) lx2 fl. 50 243 FLUORITE greenish to purple...Pelley's shaft, Little Sark Channe!Islands) A Silver Mine. ½ X ½ f.1. 20 155 GILLESPITEBa Fe Silicate Red
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Africa 20 South West Africa... 1 Tunisia 1 Zaire 3 Zambia _2 35 This volume total: Australasia Asia Africa...50, p. 164-168 Heim, Α., 1 9 3 4 , The molybdenum mine at Azegour: Soc. Econ. Geol., v. 29, p. 76-83..., Allanite et epidote dans des corneennes de la mine d'Azegour, Haut-Atlas: Serv. Geol. Maroc. Notes... Maroc): Libr. ünivers. Geneve, 88 p. Notes The mine at Azegour is located on the north side of the High...after 1956; the interest that the geology of the mine has aroused is shown by the large number of publications
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and % Associated Sulphides at the Almad^n Mercury Mine, Spain.7 BARTHOLOME, P. , EVRARD, P. , KATEKESHA...and Associated Sulphides at the Almaden Mercury Mine, Spain M. Arnold, A. Maucher, and F. Saupe Abstract...equivalents may easily be found in the lower levels of the mine. Sample 3 is also stratigraphi¬ cally well defined...La s€rie ordovicienne et silurienne d'Almad&i (Province de Ciudad Real, Espagne). Point des connaissances..."Quartzite du Criadero" (= Valentien) d Almaden (Province de Ciudad Real, Espagne). Colloque sur l'Ordovicien
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communities to be plunged into unemployment because a mine or mines have become unprofitable, a need to earn...for, and hence the price of, the mine product, well in advance of mine development. A useful recent discussion...producers have spent vast sums of money on exploration, mine development and production but have paid too little...producing, developing countries, such as Chile, Peru, Zambia and ZaIre, increased production irrespective of...minerals (based on Noetstaller 1988). Prices are ex-mine or processing plant The role of the firm Average
Journal (issue)
Metaliferi Mts. 15 4. Baia Mare metallogenic district 64 5. Other sources of native gold from Romania...tellurium, krennerite, semseyite, fizelyite, rhodonite, alabandite, etc. The museum belongs to ”MINVEST”...metal gold pans, as well as a replica of the famous mine carriage which is considered to be the oldest of...unit. For instance, in BradSăcărâmb metallogenic district, the Au:Ag ratio is relatively uniform (45% to...hierarchical metallogenic criterion: province, subprovince, district, sector, field/ node (Fig. 2) . 7
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years British Columbia called h erself the mining province, and she had a right to the name.' lt may seem...considered to be a natural accumulation of useful mine ra l materials that can be profitably extracted...one te nds to flow. At the Dunkin mine of the Breckenridge district, Colorado, the Dunkin vein , wh ic...after it passed into shale (Fig. 2-4). In the same mine several le nticul a r ore shoots are separated by...the porphyry above the gold o re, Breckenridge district. Co lorndo. After T . S. Love ring, U. S . C eo
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............... . 83 The Fresnillo Ag-Pb-Zn District, Zacatecas, Mexico .............................Massive Sulfide Deposits of the BathurstNewcastle District, New Brunswick, Canada Discussion of Tectonic...Deposits ................ . 4.5.2 The Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota .. 4.5.3 Pre-Metamorphic Stratiform...Post-Metamorphic Quartz-Rich Vein Ores: The Sigma Mine, Quebec ................ . 4.5.5 Discussion and...Kennecott Mine, Alaska ................................. 9.8.2 The Copper Orebodies of the Mt. Isa Mine, Queensland
Report (issue)
\ \I Cover: The De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia)...from the Tsumeb deposit (Namibia) and the Clara mine, Schwarzwald (Germany). At Tsumeb, the phase occurs...zone along 30 Level. The material from the Clara mine is a sulphate-rich variety. 13 --, Type mineralogy...has also recently been described from the Clara mine, Schwarzwald, Germany (Walenta, 1990). The phase...described by Rouse et al. ( 1988) from the Kombat mine. Asisite occurs as transparent yellow to yellow-green
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
La)F3 CaF2 Mg2SiO4 Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4·4(H2O) Zn-rich rhodonite (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 (Ba,P)(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2)...Rhabdophane Rheniite Rhodizite Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Richterite Riebeckite Rinkite Rodalquilarite Romanèchite...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...you look for a mine look near a mine”. This includes the imperative “if you look for a mine look for smelting...also for the chrome diopside found at Outukumpu mine, a mineral that is first and foremost recognized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
La)F3 CaF2 Mg2SiO4 Pb(UO2)4O3(OH)4·4(H2O) Zn-rich rhodonite (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 (Ba,P)(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2)...Rhabdophane Rheniite Rhodizite Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Richterite Riebeckite Rinkite Rodalquilarite Romanèchite...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...you look for a mine look near a mine”. This includes the imperative “if you look for a mine look for smelting...also for the chrome diopside found at Outukumpu mine, a mineral that is first and foremost recognized
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Mineralization 4.10. A Comprehensive Example: The Cree de District, Colorado, USA 4.11. Summary 4.12. Recommended...disseminating the information, the mine geologists and mine managers who have made the mine visits a rewarding experience...concentration required to achieve the break-even point for a mine in terms of revenue and costs. Any detailed exploration...epochs. Following Tumeaure (1955), a metallogenic province may be defined as a mineralized area or region...The size of a metallogenic province can be as large as the Superior Province (Canadian Shield) or as small
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world-class deposits such as the Central African Copperbelt, and evaluate their age, genetic processes and.... . . . . 6.4.5 The Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Neoproterozoic:... . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4.3 The Tocantins Province: Archean Greenstone Belts, Paleoproterozoic Terranes...Craton . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4.4 The Borborema Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 Central African Copperbelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
with Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...explore literally thousands of mineral occurrences, mine dumps and abandoned mines in the public domain administered...Heintzelman (1805-1880) shipped ore specimens from his mine to be exhibited at the Cincinnati Merchant's Exchange...where ores from the various mines of tbe Silver District were treated. The now-famous Red Cloud rnine was...and 1889 he shipped 5,000 specimens of Silver District vanadinite back to Philadelphia. Around 1910 an
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• t --•- """"" ' The Lornex copper-molybdenum mine and plant, Highland Valley, British Columbia. (By...measurements have been retained in specific cases such as mine levels when measured in feet, values of gold and...developing an annual ton of new copper capacity from mine through the refinery without intrastructure costs...fold in three years. As an example, the " Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act,' ' which was initially...resources in the future.'' In 1977, a surface coal mine regulation that greatly restricts the areas of strip
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making a profit. Initially incorporated in the District of Columbia, the Publishing Company was reincorporated... . The main period of ore deposition within a district seems to represent a relatively short time span...base of the Complex (Vermaak, 1976). At the Atok mine, platinoid minerals tend to occur at the boundaries...above the copper-zinc orebody at Prieska, Cape Province, in an intermediate to salic volcanic as¬ semblage...possibly the base metal deposits of the northern Cape Province, South Africa (Kroner, 1978). Deposition may have
 
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