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Chipinge District, Manicaland, Zimbabwei
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Chipinge DistrictDistrict
ManicalandProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chipinge18,860 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
247516
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247516:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Bavarian:
Chipinga
Cebuano:
Chipinge District, Manicaland Province
Japanese:
チピンゲ地区, マニカランド州, ジンバブエ
Zulu:
Chipinge District


Chipinge District is a district in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. The administrative headquarters is Chipinge.

Chipinge District is the southernmost district in Manicaland province. It is bounded on the north by Chimanimani District, on the west by Masvingo Province, and on the east by Mozambique.

The Save River forms the western boundary of the District and drains the western and southern portions of the district. The northeastern portion of the district is drained by the Buzi River and its headwater tributaries.

The southern end of the Eastern Highlands reaches into the northern portion of the district. Mount Selinda (1,230 meters) lies near the Mozambican border.

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18 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Wolframite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipinge_District
Wikidata ID:Q16798851
GeoNames ID:893548

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