Mutasa District, Manicaland, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mutasa District | District |
| Manicaland | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Penhalonga | 7,681 (2012) |
| Odzi | 3,438 (2012) |
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Mutasa District, Manicaland Province
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Mutasa, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
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Mutasa District
Mutasa District is one of seven districts in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. Mutasa District is located 30 km northeast of Mutare and stretches up to the Honde Valley, which is about 100 km northeast of Mutare along a tarred road that branches off the Nyanga road.
Mutasa District has an area of 2,548 kmΒ². Watsomba is the administrative headquarters. The district is bounded on the south and southwest by Mutare District, on the west by Makoni District, on the north by Nyanga District, and on the east and southeast by Mozambique.
The Nyanga Mountains occupy the northern portion of the district, and a portion of Nyanga National Park is in the district. Mount Nyangani (2,592 m) is the highest peak in Zimbabwe.
The northeastern corner of the district is in the upper watershed of the Gairezi River, which originates on Mt Nyangani and flows northward to meet the Zambezi.
The Pungwe River also originates on Mount Nyangani. The Honde Valley lies south of the Nyanga Mountains and is drained by the Honde River, a tributary of the Pungwe. South of the Honde Valley, a range whose highest peaks are Mt Rupere (2,030 m) and Mt Chinyamariro (1900 m) divides the Honde valley from the Nyamkukwarara Valley, which is drained by the Nyamkukwarara River, another Pungwe tributary. Steep-sided Mt Gurungwe (1,885 m), on the Mozambican border, bounds the Nyamkukawara Valley on the east. The Pungwe, Honde, and Nyamkukwarara all drain northeastwards into Mozambique.
The western part of the district lies in the upper basin of the Odzi River, a tributary of the Save River. Osborne Dam is on the Odzi.
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| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Description: The anglesite is associated with galena, cerussite & pyromorphite. Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa. 32. |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Description: Occurs in a talc schist with rare scorodite. Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 42. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: A. M. Macgregor (1941) Native Gold and Silver with Other Minerals from the Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine 26:97-105. |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa. 32. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reference: Maclaren, J. Malcolm Gold: Its Geological Occurrence And Geographical Distribution London (1908) p. 434 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: A. M. Macgregor (1941) Native Gold and Silver with Other Minerals from the Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine 26:97-105. |
| β Crocoite Formula: PbCr6+O4 Localities: Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 648.; Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Base metal and industrial mineral deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 22 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reference: Maclaren, J. Malcolm Gold: Its Geological Occurrence And Geographical Distribution London (1908) p. 434; Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Base metal and industrial mineral deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 22 |
| β Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reference: Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Gold deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 23 |
| β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Reference: A. M. Macgregor (1941) Native Gold and Silver with Other Minerals from the Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine 26:97-105. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reference: Maclaren, J. Malcolm Gold: Its Geological Occurrence And Geographical Distribution London (1908) p. 434 |
| β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Description: Crystals are found in the oxidized portion of the galena ore body. Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa. 37. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reference: A. M. Macgregor (1941) Native Gold and Silver with Other Minerals from the Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine 26:97-105. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: A. M. Macgregor (1941) Native Gold and Silver with Other Minerals from the Old West Mine, Penhalonga, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine 26:97-105. |
| β Quartz var. Chrome-Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Base metal and industrial mineral deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 22 |
| β Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Description: Occurs in a talc schist together with Arsenopyrite. Reference: Cairncross, B. (2004) Field Guide To Rocks & Minerals Of Southern Africa: 42. |
| β Silver Formula: Ag Reference: Mineralogical Magazine, 26, 97-104 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reference: Maclaren, J. Malcolm Gold: Its Geological Occurrence And Geographical Distribution London (1908) p. 434 |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Bartholomew, D. S. (1990). Base metal and industrial mineral deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 22 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chrome-Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Crocoite | 7.FA.20 | PbCr6+O4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| β | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutasa_District |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q11990288 |
| GeoNames ID: | 884977 |
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