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Patronage claim, Enterprise tin field, Harare, Zimbabwei
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Patronage claimClaim
Enterprise tin fieldMining Field
HarareMetropolitan Province
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 45' 29'' South , 31° 11' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-17.75833,31.20000
GeoHash:
G#: ksy4vzpnh
GRN:
S12E21
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruwa30,000 (2018)15.3km
Epworth123,250 (2012)15.7km
Harare1,542,813 (2015)17.3km
Chitungwiza340,360 (2012)31.2km
Mazowe9,966 (2014)37.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
258676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258676:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"The Patronage produced 1.81 tons of tin concentrates from 1943 to 1949." (Mineral Trade Notes (1953))

Complex, highly greisenized NE-striking pegmatite within metabasalts. Petalite and lepidolite disseminated in the greisen.

Note: Currently used GPS coordinates on Mindat place the locality in Mashonaland East, not in Harare.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘPetalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/zimbabwe/harare/_patronage/
Mineral Trade Notes (1953) 36(2) (February 1953): 26.
Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey (1959) Niobium and Tantalum. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 4.
Mugumbate, R. Oesterlen, P.M., Masiyambiri, S., Dube, W. (2001) Industrial Minerals and Rock Deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey Mineral Resources Series No. 27., Harare; 159 pages.
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