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Corundum Blue Mine, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwei
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Corundum Blue MineMine
Buhera DistrictDistrict
ManicalandProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 16' 6'' South , 31° 52' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.26861,31.86930
GeoHash:
G#: kswdmhq80
GRN:
S13E22
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dorowa Mining Lease1,676 (2018)25.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
247689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247689:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located near the confluence of the Mwershare and Watikanwa rivers south east of Shawa complex.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Description: Found associated with ferrotantalite, corundum and spodumene.
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Colour: Blue
Description: Found as clear blue gem sapphire and associated with ferrotantalite, beryl and spodumene.
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Colour: Blue
Description: Found as clear blue gem sapphire and associated with ferrotantalite, beryl and spodumene.
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Description: Found associated with beryl, corundum and ferrotantalite.
ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6
Description: Found associated with beryl, corundum and spodumene.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘTantalite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Ta2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

LiLithium
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite-(Fe)Fe2+Ta2O6

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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/zimbabwe/zimbabwe_(general)/_corundumblue/
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
Cairncross, B. (2022) Minerals & Gemstones of Southern Africa. https://books.google.be/books?id=Xp9nEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA290&lpg=PA290&dq=%22corundum+blue%22+cairncross&source=bl&ots=7AxrPC3zfB&sig=ACfU3U0hvF9GQ_6QGRf6FXh5_9qlvgxOLA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw5Ojbz4b8AhUSHOwKHRh8DLUQ6AF6BAgpEAM#v=onepage&q=%22corundum%20blue%22%20cairncross&f=false
www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Simbabwe/Manicaland%2C%20Provinz/Buhera%2C%20Distrikt/Corundum%20Blue%20Mine
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