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Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambiai
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Star zinc mineMine
Chibombo DistrictDistrict
Central ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Willemite

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
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Franklinite, etc.

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
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Willemite

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
03004220017271980529840.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
07956090017271980482471.jpg
Willemite

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
03004220017271980529840.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 16' South , 28° 15' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-15.26667,28.25000
GeoHash:
G#: ktk14ug10
GRN:
S11E20
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lusaka1,267,440 (2011)16.1km
Chongwe6,057 (2018)46.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
16608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16608:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Star Zinc Mine is a rich zinc silicate deposit 18 km N of Lusaka, which was intermittently mined for several decades up to 1992.

The prospect, with sulphides and willemite in dolomites of low metamorphic grade, was originally discovered in the 1920s.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Franklinite
Formula: Zn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
ⓘ Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘFranklinite4.BB.05Zn2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘGahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
ⓘGenthelvite9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ FrankliniteZn2+Fe23+O4
Znⓘ GahniteZnAl2O4
Znⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4

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References

www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de (n.d.) http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~mboni/pdf/WillemStarZincMinDep.pdf
Kampunzu, A.B.; Cailteux, J.L.H.; Kamona, A.F.; Intiomale, M.M.; Melcher, F. (2009) Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2009.02.003
Boni, Maria, Terracciano, Rosario, Balassone, Giuseppina, Gleeson, Sarah A., Matthews, Alexander (2011) The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia) Mineralium Deposita, 46 (7) 707-729 doi:10.1007/s00126-011-0338-7
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