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Albite from
Murowa Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Murowa Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990330
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990330:2
GUID (UUID V4):e75d697a-2332-49a8-bcd9-bd404201bd5e
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
50.7km (31.5 miles) ā“˜Belingwe Star Mine, Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
67.9km (42.2 miles) ā“˜Sandawana Mine (Zeus mine), Sandawana-Belingwe District, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
74.2km (46.1 miles) ā“˜Section Seven pegmatite, Mberengwa District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
80.9km (50.2 miles) ā“˜Renco Mine, Masvingo District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/lithos Kimberlite metasomatism at Murowa and Sese pipes, Zimbabwe C.B. Smith a,*, K. Sims b, L. Chimuka...South Africa c Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Ltd., 1 Kenilworth Rd, Newlands, Harare, Zimbabwe d Rio Tinto Mining and...Cambrian-aged Murowa and Sese kimberlite clusters located within the Archean Zimbabwe Craton just north...with the Limpopo Mobile Zone in southern central Zimbabwe, the metasomatism is intense and well exposed...(ā€˜ā€˜LTKBā€™ā€™). Country rocks are 2.6 Ga Chibi and Zimbabwe granite batholiths emplaced into 2.6 ā€“ 2.9 Ga
Journal (issue)
Geological Society of Zimbabwe G Z S Newsletter October 2015 No. 3 of 3 of 2015 Heavy mineral concentrate...Society of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box CY 1719, Causeway, Harare Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter ... ARTICLES AND REPORTS A Review of Diamonds in Zimbabwe ā€“ a Century On .................................11 12 NEWS Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe ā€“ Maideyi Meck ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ The Professor Tom Blenkinsop... ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2 Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter October, 2015 Editorial Welcome to
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Colossus kimberlites, located on the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe cratons, respectively. The reverse-zoned olivines...some 50km to the northeast of Bulawayo on the Zimbabwe Craton (Fig. 3), is also noted for an MA abundance...ppm, 6.9%); Ni (pentlandite, 74 ppm, 4.22%); Na (albite, 59 ppm, 0.94%), K AC (orthoclase, 35 ppm, 15...Colossus kimberlites, but data are provided for the Murowa (Smith et al., 2009) and Orapa (Uehara et al.,...northwest of the Zimbabwe craton respectively. T Smith et al (2009) conclude that the Zimbabwe craton, and
Journal (issue)
diamonds of cube and cuberelated shape from the Jwaneng mine,ā€ Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 94, 1989, pp....has been more recently reviewed in an article of mine (B. Rondeau et al., ā€œDiamants cubiques et presque...Rhodesia/ GLOBAL DIAMOND PRODUCTION SINCE 1870 Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Tanzania, Brazil, Venezuela...1930s and the impact of World War II. The Premier mine closed in 1932, and the Kimberley mines were closed...decades. There was a jump in 1968 when the Finsch mine came into full operation, after which production
Journal (issue)
moving products from mine to consumer. The main cover image was taken at the Anahƌ mine in Bolivia, a major...were combined under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey 168 PRODUCTION AND MARKETS...of the company (Even-Zohar, 2007). Because of the mine closures, De Beersā€™s market share by volume fell...pink diamonds (0.51 and 0.55 ct) from the Argyle mine in Australia were part of the 2007 Argyle pink diamonds...had acquired a 32.8% interest in Angolaā€™s Catoca mine in the early 1990s. Commissioned in 1997, Catoca
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PAPER Mineral inclusions in diamonds from Karowe Mine, Botswana: super-deep sources for super-sized diamonds...from the Karowe Mine in north-east Botswana, along the western edge of the Zimbabwe Craton. From a total...exceptionally large diamonds from this mine. Keywords Zimbabwe Craton . Orapa kimberlite cluster . Sublithospheric...(including the 1109 carats Lesedi la Rona) at the Karowe mine in north-eastern Botswana raises the question: what...in a representative suite of diamonds from this mine. Based on recent conflicting views on the origin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wen, and Zhang Zuoheng 428 40 Ar-39Ar dating of albite and phlogopite from porphyry iron deposits in the...ore-forming fluids in the Huize Zn-Pb-(Ag-Ge) district, Yunnan, Chinaā€”Han Runsheng, Liu Congqiang, Huang...flooded tailings impoundment at the Kristineberg Znā€“Cu mine, northern Swedenā€”Anders Widerlund, Elena Shcherbakova...Long-range downstream effects of urban runoff and acid mine drainage in the Debed River, Armenia: Insights from...geochemical characteristics of mine-waste calcines and runoff from the Wanshan mercury mine, Guizhou, Chinaā€” Guoping
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shown that in the presence of Na and silica (as albite or Na2Si3O7), rutile solubility increases by a...detected in a cloudy diamond from the Yubileinaya mine (Russia) together with olivine and sulļ¬de-melt...by diamonds and olivines in several Ekati Diamond Mine kimberlites, Northwest Territories, Canada. Earth...ļ¬‚uidsā€”case studies from Ekati (NWT-Canada) and Murowa (Zimbabwe). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73, 837ā€“855...2007. Fluid inclusions in diamonds from the Diavik mine, Canada and the evolution of diamond-forming ļ¬‚uids
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rutile (Ti), chromium oxide (Cr), vanadinite (V), albite (Na), apatite (P). Representative microprobe analyses...fluidsā€”Case studies from Ekati (NWT-Canada) and Murowa (Zimbabwe). Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2009, 73, 837ā€“855...diamondiferous lherzolite from the Premier diamond mine, South Africa. Lithos 2004, 77, MA 539ā€“552. Viljoen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
were employed in the analysis: diopside (Si, Ca), albite (Na), andalusite (Al), olivine (Mg, Fe), orthoclase... 2004. Kimberlite metasomatism at Murowa and Sese pipes, Zimbabwe. Lithos 76, 219ā€“232. Srivastava, R...(Eds.), Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province Mineralogical
Journal (issue)
formation. 223 Blue Sapphires from the Baw Mar Mine in Mogok Hpone-Phyo Kan-Nyunt, Stefanos Karampelas...bring our readers more of these ā€œdirect from the mineā€ articles, particularly from GIAā€™s dedicated field...Tanzania Kimberley Pilbara Madagascar KALAHARI Zimbabwe 25 RIO DE LA PLATA Singbum 31 Bastar CONGO...Orapa/Damtshaa, Letlhakane, Jwaneng, Finsch; (27) Murowa, Venetia, The Oaks, Marsfontein, Premier, Dokolwayo...trapped in geologic basins as in West Africa, Zimbabwe, and Brazil, where they can be panned for like
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
body taken at levels of ca. 400500 meters in the mine. Udachnaya East consists of (older to younger) of...orthopyroxene and melt synthesized in the system albiteā€“forsteriteā€“H2O. Earth and Planetary Science Letters... 2004. Kimberlite metasomatism at Murowa and Sese pipes, Zimbabwe. Lithos 76(1), 219ā€“232. Smyth, J.R...kimberlite pipes of the IP Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite district. SC R Table 2. A summary of petrologic and water...metasomatism from the DaldynAlakit kimberlite district and other key areas of the Yakutian diamondiferous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AF and SK acknowledge the support from Snap Lake mine and geologists Kevin Gostlin, Julianna Benke, David... 2004. Kimberlite metasomatism at Murowa and Sese pipes, Zimbabwe. Lithos, 76, 219ā€“ 232. Stripp, G....plan view of microdiamond sampling locations and mine tunnels for the studied specimens. Fig. 2. Sampling...Dolomite Phlogopite Biotite-1M Clinochlore-2A, Albite Very minor abundance Dolomite, Saponite15A Phl-1M...plan view of microdiamond sampling locations and mine tunnels for studied specimens. 212x206mm (300 x
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ā€œO-145ā€ (for Al, Fe), Cr-rich augite (for Cr), albite (for Na), diopside (for Ca, Si, Mg), glass with...The detection limits (3Ļƒ) do not exceed (in wt%), albite (for Na), diopside ā€œBDā€ (for Ca, Si, Mg), glass...and origin of the mantle root beneath the Murowa diamond mine: Implications for craton and diamond formation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
synthetic standards were employed for calibration: albite (Na); diopside (Si, Ca); orthoclase (K); titanite...hypabyssal and crater-facies kimberlites on the Diavik mine property, also in the Lac de Gras kimberlite ļ¬eld... 2004. Kimberlite metasomatism at Murowa and Sese pipes, Zimbabwe. Lithos 76, 219ā€“232. Sobolev, A.V.
Journal (issue)
Madagascar ā€¢ Orange sapphire from Greenland ā€¢ Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite ā€¢ New tourmaline find in San Diego...collected in 2015 by GIA gemologists at the Potentate mine at Rock Creek and from Cass Thompsonā€™s mining operation...the Sapphire and Ruby Company of Montana, Ltd. to mine Spokane Bar. Given the worldwide interest being...ensuing years, several smaller operations continued to mine for sapphire along the gravel bars of the Missouri...Present-day mining includes operations of the Spokane Bar mine and Gold Fever Rock Shop (currently the largest
Journal (issue)
on amethyst, citrine, and ametrine from the AnahĆ­ mine, Bolivia ā€¢ ā€œCopalā€ resin from Madagascar ā€¢ Iolite...publisher. ABOUT THE COVER The Ramona pegmatite district in southern California was the worldā€™s leading...Harold & Erica Van Pelt. briefly visited the Mulungu mine near Parelhas (figure 2) in neighboring Rio Grande...Batalha (located 4.5 km north of Salgadinho). The mine is situated on a small steep-sided hill known as...BoqueirĆ£ozinho, or CDM mine) and Alto dos Quintos mines (also known as the Wild mine), the area of gem pegmatite
Journal (issue)
mastering the market. Looked at The New York diamond district has long been the center of diamond distribution...Shown here is the recovery plant at the Jwaneng mine in Botswana. Photo courtesy of Debswana. another...2020 Yasukazu Suwa I t took about 2,700 years to mine and fashion an estimated 0.8 tons of diamonds before...products have not been sullied at any step from mine to retail. Consumers want to know that their purchase...sold-out field trips to the Pala gem-pegmatite district were held before and after the conference. GIA
Book
of Canada: A Synthesis of Major Deposit-types, District Metallogeny, the Evolution of Geological Provinces...avec l'editeur. Gold-rich specimen fro1n the Don,e Mine, Tim1nins, Ontario that was presented to GSC in...of Canada A Synthesis of Major Deposit-Types, .District Metallogeny, the Evolution of Geological Provinces...of Canada: A Synthesis of Major Deposit-Types, District Metallogeny, the Evo lution of Geological Provinces...Massive Sulphide Deposits of the Finlayson Lake District, Yukon Jan Pete,; Daniel Layton-Matthews. Stephen
Report (volume)
ophiolite-hosted Code Locality Canada C1 Jeffrey Mine, Quebec Carbides* 15 Type** Associated Phases***...Khatanga, Siberia R2 Coal Mine 45, Kopeisk, Urals R3 Is River, Isovsky District, Urals C C I, To MCo CoF...Pb, Sn, Zn Dia Jed, Ru South Africa S1 Monastery Mine, Free State Prov. M Kim Dia, Maj Tajikistan...Ī± = 46.1Ā°; Z = 2). Calcite crystal from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee. Photo courtesy of Rob Lavinsky...crystals from the Home Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA. (b) Ankerite
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Contaminant geochemistry and migration in three different mine sites in Finland ā€“ Comparison of anthropogenic and...geochemistry and transport in soil at three different mine sites in Finland: Suurikuusikko, SiilinjƤrvi and...harmful elements in mine wastes and waters must be considered in risk assessment of mine sites. When evaluating...hydrothermal superimposition. Thus, the Dongping gold mine is a post-magmatic hydrothermal ore deposit with... Goldschmidt2013 Conference Abstracts U behaviour under acid mine drainage conditions: Preliminary results from an
Book (volume)
5 Pseudomorphic serpophite 15 -0.5 Wesselton Mine (South Africa) Segregation serpophite 6 -1.3...-0.1 Segregation serpophite 17 0.1 Wesselton Mine (South Africa) Segregation serpophite 18 -0.5...(2009) Tuffisitic kimberlites from the Wesselton Mine, South Africa: Mineralogical characteristics relevant...Shee SR (1985) The petrogenesis of the Wesselton Mine kimberlite, Kimberley, Cape Province, R.S.A. Ph...Mountain District LARAMIE CHEYENE 1.. WYOMING COLORADO 2. 4. 3. 8. 7. 5. State Line District 6.
Report (volume)
amphibole from the Kajlidongri manganese mine, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Am Mineral 77:1112-1115...(1995) A new anhydrous amphibole from the Hoskins mine, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia: Description...(1999) Chlorine-bearing amphiboles from the Fraser mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Description and crystal...amphibole from the Kajlidongri Manganese Mine, Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Am Mineral 90:304-309...amphibole from the Kajlidongri manganese mine, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Am Mineral 77:1112-1115
Book
314ā€“321, 3rd Floor, Plot 3, Splendor Forum, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi ā€“ 110025, India 79 Anson Road...metasomatism and carbon cycling at the western Zimbabwe craton margin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta...close spatial association at Earthā€™s surface in a mine may have similar physical characteristics and may...thousand FTIR spectra in a map of a diamond from Murowa, Zimbabwe. Model temperatures are calculated using a...spectroscopy characteristics of a zoned diamond from Murowa.36 Figure 5.1a shows a map of ā€œmodel temperaturesā€
 
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