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Zishineni, Sinceni West area, Sinceni Mtn, Lubombo Region, Eswatinii
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Zishineni- not defined -
Sinceni West areaArea
Sinceni MtnMountain
Lubombo RegionRegion
EswatiniCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° South , 31° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~70km
GRN:
S18E21
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
209024
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:209024:8
GUID (UUID V4):
dfa47637-d170-4d87-8931-6292b705ebe7


Pegmatite(s) in the 3000 Ma Sinceni Pluton.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite
Formula: (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
ⓘ Fluor-elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘ Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Polylithionite
Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘHübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
ⓘColumbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘFluorcalciomicrolite4.DH.15(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘElbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘFluor-elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPolylithionite9.EC.20KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Monazite'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
LiLithium
Liⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Liⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BBoron
Bⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
OOxygen
Oⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Oⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Oⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
FFluorine
Fⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Fⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
NaSodium
Naⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Naⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Fluor-elbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MonaziteREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HübneriteMnWO4
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nbⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ Fluorcalciomicrolite(Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2O6F
WTungsten
Wⓘ HübneriteMnWO4

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References

Econ. Geol. (1995) 90: 648-657.
Grew, E.S., Bosi, F., Ros, L., Kristiansson, P., Gunter, M.E., Hålenius, U., Trumbull, R.B., Yates, M.G. (2018): Fluor-elbaite, lepidolite and Ta-Nb oxides from a pegmatite of the 3000 Ma Sinceni Pluton, Swaziland: evidence for lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatites in the Mesoarchean. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 205-218.
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