Kapata claims, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kapata claims | Group of Claims |
| Dete (Dett) | - not defined - |
| Hwange District | District |
| Matabeleland North | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 22' 44'' South , 26° 50' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kamativi Mine | 1,575 (2012) | 23.7km |
| Dete | 2,993 (2013) | 26.5km |
| Hwange | 33,210 (2014) | 36.3km |
An abandoned tin and tantalum mine which is occasionally worked by local small scale miners for tantalite. Between 1936 and 1960, 73 tonnes of cassiterite concentrate, 2.29 tonnes of tantalite concentrate and 4.32 tonnes of amblygonite were produced.
There are seven flat dipping pegmatites and 25 vertical pegmatites. Host rocks are tourmaline-garnet-biotite-muscovite schists belonging to the Precambrian Kamativi Formation.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Ta2O6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| ⓘ | Tantalite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Li | Lithium | |
|---|---|---|
| Li | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Fe) | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
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Kapata claims, Dete, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe