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Chalcopyrite from
Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896040
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896040:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘAthens Mine, Mvuma (Umvuma), Chirumhanzu District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘHunters Road deposit, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘShangani Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘMimosa Mine (Wedza–Mimosa platinum deposit), Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘSabi Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘGlobe and Phoenix Mine, Kwekwe (Que Que; QueQue), Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘBroomstock Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘZulu pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘIndarama Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
References
Murahwi, C. Z. (1996). The geology of the Unki platinum-base metal deposit, Selukwe subchamber, great dyke, Zimbabwe (Doctoral dissertation, Rhodes University).
Chaumba, Jeff (2017) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 7 (7) 127 doi:10.3390/min7070127
 
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