Chimeja Range, Lubimbi Hot Springs, Binga District (Sebungwe District), Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chimeja Range | Mountain Range |
| Lubimbi Hot Springs | Hot Springs |
| Binga District (Sebungwe District) | District |
| Matabeleland North | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 25' 47'' South , 27° 18' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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A small mountain range situated about four km north of Lubimbi Hot Springs. In the 1960s a small uranium mineralization was discovered here in Karoo sediments.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Francevillite Formula: Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Francevillite | 4.HB.15 | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| V | ⓘ Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Francevillite | Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O |
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Chimeja Range, Lubimbi Hot Springs, Binga District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe