Mazowe Mine [including Jumbo Mine], Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mazowe Mine [including Jumbo Mine] | Mine |
| Mazowe gold field | Ore Field |
| Mazowe District | District |
| Mashonaland Central | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 28' 0'' South , 30° 55' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mazowe | 9,966 (2014) | 6.0km |
| Concession | 4,983 (2013) | 9.4km |
| Glendale | 9,768 (2012) | 18.9km |
| Harare | 1,542,813 (2015) | 42.1km |
| Bindura | 37,423 (2010) | 46.0km |
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
194452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194452:8
GUID (UUID V4):
1995c96b-c6c3-4e86-9025-6c2bb253eab5
Quartz veins with gold mineralisation and rare bismuth tellurium minerals. The Mazowe mine is a merger of several formerly independent mines, of which the Jumbo Mine was the single most important producer.
Located about 40 km NNW of Harare.
Note: there appears to be another "Jumbo Mine" at 20°30'0" S 29°54'0" E in the Svishavane District of the Midlands Province, see http://www.getamap.net/maps/zimbabwe/zimbabwe_(general)/_jumbomine/
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
19 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Cosalite Formula: Pb2Bi2S5 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Ingodite Formula: Bi2TeS |
| ⓘ Joséite-A Formula: Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Ingodite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2TeS |
| ⓘ | Joséite-A | 2.DC.05 | Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Cosalite | 2.JB.10 | Pb2Bi2S5 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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