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Lutope tin mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
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Lutope tin mineMine
Hwange DistrictDistrict
Matabeleland NorthProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 20' 29'' South , 26° 57' 27'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-18.34155,26.95770
GRN:
S13E18
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kamativi Mine1,575 (2012)10.9km
Dete2,993 (2013)32.0km
Hwange33,210 (2014)48.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
242982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242982:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Flat lying interconnected pegmatite sheets with a large eye-shaped bulge in the Kamativi Formation. Swarms of vertical tin pegmatites occur, but most production came from alluvial and eluvial deposits. Produces also scrap and flake mica.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Ahrens, L. H., Macgregor, A. M. (1951) Probable Extreme Age of Pegmatites from Southern Rhodesia. Science, 114 (2951). 64-65 doi:10.1126/science.114.2951.64
Mugumbate, R. Oesterlen, P.M., Masiyambiri, S., Dube, W. (2001) Industrial Minerals and Rock Deposits of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Geological Survey Mineral Resources Series No. 27., Harare; 159 pages.
Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
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