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Red Mite deposit, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwei
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Red Mite depositDeposit
Beitbridge DistrictDistrict
Matabeleland SouthProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 0' 30'' South , 29° 58' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-22.00833,29.97500
GeoHash:
G#: ksj6f1e0h
GRN:
S15E20
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beitbridge26,459 (2013)23.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
247684
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247684:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Corundum bearing biotite schist on contact between garnetiferous biotite gneiss and serpentinite. The corundum is mainly purple, but also semi-precious ruby does occur. The mine also produced 16.90 tons of garnet in 1976, the garnet being identified as pyrope-almandine with only traces of spessartine and uvarovite.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3

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References

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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