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Spodumene from
Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe


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Spodumene

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Spodumene, etc.

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Helvine Group1
Molybdenite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:161734
Long-form Identifier:1:3:161734:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAl Hayat claim, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
90.0km (55.9 miles) ⓘCorundum Blue Mine, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘBepe II pegmatite, Bepe Hills, Buhera District, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
References
Tyndale-Biscoe, R. (1951) The geology of the Bikita tin-field, Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 54(1): 11-23. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_2070
geology.csupomona.edu (2001) http://geology.csupomona.edu/drjessey/class/GSC433/Pegmatites.htm
Černý, P., Anderson, A. J., Tomascak, P. B., Chapman, R. (2003) Geochemical and morphological features of beryl from the Bikita granitic pegmatite, Zimbabwe. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (4) 1003-1011 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.4.1003
 
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