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Arcadia pegmatite, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwei
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Arcadia pegmatitePegmatite
Mashonaland EastProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 43' 48'' South , 31° 25' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-17.73000,31.42300
GeoHash:
G#: ksy75h3e2
GRN:
S12E22
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruwa30,000 (2018)25.9km
Epworth123,250 (2012)34.1km
Murehwa8,559 (2014)39.4km
Harare1,542,813 (2015)40.6km
Chitungwiza340,360 (2012)48.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
457158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:457158:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Arcadia pegmatite field consists primarily of a series of parallel, shallowly dipping (~10°) stacked pegmatites, which attain widths upward of 75 m. The pegmatites at Arcadia typically have very sharp contacts with the metabasaltic country rock, which forms screens a few tens of meters thick between pegmatites. The Arcadia pegmatites have a simple zonation, with an aplitic-layered border zone consisting of albite + quartz + muscovite and a core zone that consists of petalite, quartz, and potassic feldspar.

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12 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Bikitaite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6 · H2O
ⓘ Bityite ?
Formula: CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Eucryptite
Formula: LiAlSiO4
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEucryptite9.AA.05LiAlSiO4
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘBityite ?9.EC.35CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘPetalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘDanalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘBikitaite9.GD.55LiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Hⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Liⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Liⓘ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Liⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Beⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Oⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Alⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Siⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BityiteCaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

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References

Sibanda, Selina (2020) The Petrochemistry of the Arcadia Pegmatites of the Harare Greenstone Belt of Zimbabwe: Implications on Genesis and Mineral Exploration on Pegmatites. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa).
[1]Goodenough, K. M.; Shaw, R. A.; Borst, A. M.; Nex, P.A.M.; Kinnaird, J. A.; van Lichtervelde, M.; Essaifi, A.; Koopmans, L.; Deady, E. A. (2025) Lithium Pegmatites in Africa: A Review. Economic Geology, 120 (3). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5133
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