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Last Hope Mine (Lost Hope Mine), Mwami (Miami), Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwei
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Last Hope Mine (Lost Hope Mine)Mine
Mwami (Miami)- not defined -
Karoi DistrictDistrict
Mashonaland WestProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 42' 25'' South , 29° 43' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Karoi25,030 (2015)11.8km
Mhangura6,503 (2014)51.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
29866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29866:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Pegmatite, located 13 km NNE of Karoi.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Habit: Prismatic, can be long or short and stubby.
Colour: Dark indigo or cobalt blue to peacock blue.
Description: Premier localaity for transparent crystals found in a 2.5 metre wide pegmatite together with Beryl.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Euclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
OOxygen
O EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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