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Umtshingwe River, Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
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Umtshingwe RiverPlacer
Zvishavane DistrictDistrict
MidlandsProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 21' 57'' South , 29° 49' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-20.36583,29.81778
GeoHash:
G#: ksmhns88k
GRN:
S14E20
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Zvishavane35,896 (2014)26.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
427938
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427938:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bowieite
Formula: Rh2S3
ⓘ 'Iron-Platinum alloy'
Formula: (Pt,Fe)
ⓘ Laurite
Formula: RuS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Potarite
Formula: PdHg
ⓘ Rustenburgite
Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn
ⓘ Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘPotarite1.AD.25PdHg
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘRustenburgite1.AG.10(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBowieite2.DB.15Rh2S3
ⓘLaurite2.EB.05aRuS2
ⓘSperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Iron-Platinum alloy'-(Pt,Fe)

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
Sⓘ LauriteRuS2
FeIron
Feⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
RuRuthenium
Ruⓘ LauriteRuS2
RhRhodium
Rhⓘ BowieiteRh2S3
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ PotaritePdHg
Pdⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
SnTin
Snⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ Iron-Platinum alloy(Pt,Fe)
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn
Ptⓘ SperrylitePtAs2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ PotaritePdHg

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate

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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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