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Hematite from
Perseverance mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe


Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perseverance mine, Kadoma District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1238816
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1238816:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘErin Mine, Golden Valley, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘZambezi Valley, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘCommoner Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘSanyati Mine, Gokwe North District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘAlaska Mine (incl. Hans Mine; Angwa Mine), Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
82.2km (51.0 miles) ⓘShackleton Mine, Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘAvondale Mine, Makonde District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
References
Brotherton, R. L. (1979). The geochemistry and mineralogy of gossans overlying nickel-copper sulphide mineralisation. PhD Thesis University of London
 
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