Mine extracting titanium (ilmenite, rutile) and zirconium (zircon) from mineral sands.

This mine, which is in commercial operation since 2009, exploits one of the world's largest titanium minerals deposits.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Ilmenite

ⓘ Rutile

ⓘ Zircon

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

References:

www.kenmareresources.com (2021) https://www.kenmareresources.com/en/about-us/glance

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

www.kenmareresources.com (2021) https://www.kenmareresources.com/en/about-us/glance

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

References:

www.kenmareresources.com (2021) https://www.kenmareresources.com/en/about-us/glance

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African Plate

Nampula BlockOrogenic Belt
Rovuma basinBasin

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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