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RAN Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwei
Regional Level Types
RAN MineMine
Bindura DistrictCapital District
Mashonaland CentralProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 17' 32'' South , 31° 20' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bindura37,423 (2010)1.9km
Shamva10,317 (2014)24.5km
Glendale9,768 (2012)30.3km
Concession4,983 (2013)43.2km
Mazowe9,966 (2014)45.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
205086
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205086:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Au-W-Cu deposit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Gold
Formula: Au
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Powellite
Formula: Ca(MoO4)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Powellite7.GA.05Ca(MoO4)
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Dravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O PowelliteCa(MoO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SSulfur
S MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Ca PowelliteCa(MoO4)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo PowelliteCa(MoO4)
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Neoarchean : 2600 Ma to 2590 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Archean
  Neoarchean
ⓘ Molybdenite (youngest age)2590 Ma
ⓘ Molybdenite (oldest age)2600 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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