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Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
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Unki MineMine
Shurugwi DistrictDistrict
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ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 37' 21'' South , 30° 5' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shurugwi17,075 (2012)10.7km
Lalapanzi1,390 (2012)33.4km
Gweru146,073 (2018)34.9km
Mvuma4,331 (2012)59.3km
Mashava12,994 (2012)61.3km
Owned/operated by:
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.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

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
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
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
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
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
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)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Polarite2.AC.40Pd(Bi,Pb)
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Kotulskite2.CC.05Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x β‰ˆ 0.4)
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Braggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
β“˜Cooperite2.CC.35bPtS
β“˜Moncheite2.EA.20Pt(Te,Bi)2
β“˜Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
β“˜Michenerite2.EB.25PdBiTe
β“˜Maslovite2.EB.25PtBiTe
β“˜Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
β“˜Pigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Gedrite9.DD.05β—»{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
β“˜Anthophyllite9.DD.05β—»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Tschermakite9.DE.10β—»(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Clinochlore
var. Diabantite
9.EC.55(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
β“˜9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜var. Pennine9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
β“˜var. Pycnochlorite9.EC.55Mg5Al(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

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oβ“˜ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PennineMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Clinochlore var. PycnochloriteMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Sβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Sβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Tschermakite◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Clinochlore var. Diabantite(Mg,Fe,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Asβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ruβ“˜ LauriteRuS2
RhRhodium
Rhβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
PdPalladium
Pdβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Pdβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pdβ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Pdβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Pdβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Teβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Teβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Teβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
PtPlatinum
Ptβ“˜ BraggitePdPt3S4
Ptβ“˜ CooperitePtS
Ptβ“˜ Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Ptβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Ptβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Ptβ“˜ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ KotulskitePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)
Biβ“˜ MaslovitePtBiTe
Biβ“˜ MicheneritePdBiTe
Biβ“˜ MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)2
Biβ“˜ PolaritePd(Bi,Pb)

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