Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
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Unki Mine | Mine |
Shurugwi District | District |
Midlands | Province |
Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 37' 21'' South , 30° 5' 42'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
61338
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:61338:4
GUID (UUID V4):
1dd343ab-12dc-4c89-92bc-67ee1191d3e8
A PGE mine in the Selukwe sub-chamber of the Great Dyke, an elongate layered mafic-ultramafic intrusion (550 km long, up to 11 km wide) into Archean granites and greenstones of the Zimbabwe craton.
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35 valid minerals.
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β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 References: |
β Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Clinochlore var. Diabantite Formula: (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
β Clinochlore var. Pennine Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Cooperite Formula: PtS |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
β Gedrite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Kotulskite Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
β Laurite Formula: RuS2 |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
β Maslovite Formula: PtBiTe |
β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe |
β Moncheite Formula: Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Polarite Formula: Pd(Bi,Pb) |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 References: |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Tschermakite Formula: ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Polarite | 2.AC.40 | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x β 0.4) |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
β | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
β | Moncheite | 2.EA.20 | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
β | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
β | Maslovite | 2.EB.25 | PtBiTe |
β | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysotile | 9.. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
β | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Gedrite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Tschermakite | 9.DE.10 | β»(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Clinochlore var. Diabantite | 9.EC.55 | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
β | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
β | var. Pennine | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | var. Pycnochlorite | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | β Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | β Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | β Gedrite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | β Clinochlore var. Pycnochlorite | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cooperite | PtS |
S | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
S | β Laurite | RuS2 |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Fe | β Clinochlore var. Diabantite | (Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
As | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ru | Ruthenium | |
Ru | β Laurite | RuS2 |
Rh | Rhodium | |
Rh | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Pd | Palladium | |
Pd | β Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
Pd | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Pd | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
Pd | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Pd | β Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
Te | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Te | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Te | β Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
Pt | Platinum | |
Pt | β Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
Pt | β Cooperite | PtS |
Pt | β Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
Pt | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Pt | β Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
Pt | β Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
Bi | β Maslovite | PtBiTe |
Bi | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Bi | β Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 |
Bi | β Polarite | Pd(Bi,Pb) |
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Wikidata ID: | Q16990101 |
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