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zeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| zeolite road cut | Road Cutting |
| Makoyo Pump Station | - not defined - |
| Hwange District | District |
| Matabeleland North | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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18° 13' 17'' South , 26° 31' 19'' East
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A small road cut in weathered Karoo basalt along the road Hwange-Deka, approximately 2km before you reach Makoyo Pump Station. Veins with laumontite are abundantly found here, small vugs with green or colourless quartz crystals are less abundant.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Celadonite Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Celadonite | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
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zeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe