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Kavungu Mine, Jivunda, Mwinilunga District, North-Western Province, Zambiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kavungu Mine | Mine |
| Jivunda | - not defined - |
| Mwinilunga District | District |
| North-Western Province | Province |
| Zambia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 4' 59'' South , 24° 55' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mwinilunga | 13,798 (2012) | 65.6km |
Located adjacent to the tiny village of Jivunda in Chief Sailunga's area SE of Mwinilunga.
This is the locality given for the recent (2006) green "trapiche tourmaline" slices on the gem market.
Note: Mwinilunga, also given as the locality, is just a nearby settlement.
(See www.mindat.org/news_6.html )
GPS coordinates have been provisionally set for the village of Jivunda.
This is the locality given for the recent (2006) green "trapiche tourmaline" slices on the gem market.
Note: Mwinilunga, also given as the locality, is just a nearby settlement.
(See www.mindat.org/news_6.html )
GPS coordinates have been provisionally set for the village of Jivunda.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Fluor-uvite Formula: CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' Description: Green "trapiche" habit. Vanadium- and chromium-bearing. |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Trapiche tourmaline' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Fluor-uvite | 9.CK.05 | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline var. Trapiche tourmaline' | - | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Trapiche tourmaline | |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Trapiche tourmaline | |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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References
Hainschwang, Thomas, Notari, Franck, Anckar, Björn (2007) Trapiche Tourmaline From Zambia. Gems & Gemology, 43 (1) 36-46 doi:10.5741/gems.43.1.36
Kavungu Mine, Jivunda, Mwinilunga District, North-Western Province, Zambia