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Umtebekwe River, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
Regional Level Types
Umtebekwe RiverPlacer
Shurugwi DistrictDistrict
MidlandsProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 30' 40'' South , 30° 5' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.51111,30.09583
GeoHash:
G#: kst3hb55e
GRN:
S14E20
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shurugwi17,075 (2012)20.0km
Lalapanzi1,390 (2012)21.7km
Gweru146,073 (2018)30.0km
Mvuma4,331 (2012)52.1km
Redcliff33,197 (2013)62.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
427936
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427936:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Braggite
Formula: PdPt3S4
ⓘ Cooperite
Formula: PtS
ⓘ Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum
Formula: Pt2FeNi
ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
ⓘ Isomertieite
Formula: Pd11Sb2As2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Native Rhodium
Formula: (Rh,Pt)
ⓘ Potarite
Formula: PdHg
ⓘ Sobolevskite
Formula: PdBi
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
ⓘ Stibiopalladinite
Formula: Pd5Sb2
ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum
Formula: PtFe
ⓘ Tulameenite
Formula: Pt2CuFe

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘPotarite1.AD.25PdHg
ⓘNative Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘNative Rhodium1.AF.10(Rh,Pt)
ⓘFerronickelplatinum1.AG.40Pt2FeNi
ⓘTetraferroplatinum1.AG.40PtFe
ⓘTulameenite1.AG.40Pt2CuFe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsomertieite2.AC.15aPd11Sb2As2
ⓘStibiopalladinite2.AC.20aPd5Sb2
ⓘSobolevskite2.CC.05PdBi
ⓘBraggite2.CC.35aPdPt3S4
ⓘCooperite2.CC.35bPtS
ⓘErlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

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References

Oberthür, T., Weiser, T. W., Melcher, F., Gast, L., & Wöhrl, C. (2013). Detrital platinum-group minerals in rivers draining the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51(2), 197-222.
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