Mushindamo District, North-Western Province, Zambia i
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Mushindamo District District
North-Western Province Province
Zambia Country

Mushindamo District, commonly misspelled Mushindano, is a district of North-Western Province, Zambia. It was created from part of Solwezi District in 2016. However, as of 2021, it is not clear where the Mushindamo Central Business District is to be located.

The current whole area of Mushindamo district covers what was previously known as Solwezi East Constituency for electoral purposes under the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Mushindamo as Solwezi East, the current Solwezi and Kalumbila districts then as Solwezi Central and Solwezi West respectively, formed what was the larger Solwezi district before it was split up to create the three independent districts. In the Zambian National Assembly, the three legislators representing these areas are still addressed using the old names as Solwezi West, Solwezi Central and Solwezi East Members of Parliament.

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ⓘ Beryl

ⓘ var. Emerald

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Locality: Musakashi Mine, Mushindamo District, North-Western Province, Zambia

References:

Zwaan, J. C.

Seifert, A. V.

Vrana, S.

Laurs, B. M.

Anckar, B.

Simmons, W. B.

Falster, A. U.

Lustenhouwer, W. J.

Muhlmeister, S.

Koivula, J. I.

(Hanco) Zwaan, J. C., Seifert, Antonín V., Vrána, Stanislav, Laurs, Brendan M., Anckar, Björn, (Skip) Simmons, William B., Falster, Alexander U., Lustenhouwer, Wim J., Muhlmeister, Sam, Koivula, John I., Garcia-Guillerminet, Héja (2005) Emeralds from the Kafubu Area, Zambia. Gems & Gemology, 41 (2) 116-148 doi:10.5741/gems.41.2.116

ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald

Formula: Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Locality: Musakashi Mine, Mushindamo District, North-Western Province, Zambia

References:

Zwaan, J. C.

Seifert, A. V.

Vrana, S.

Laurs, B. M.

Anckar, B.

Simmons, W. B.

Falster, A. U.

Lustenhouwer, W. J.

Muhlmeister, S.

Koivula, J. I.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Beryl	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
ⓘ	var. Emerald	9.CJ.05	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

List of minerals for each chemical element

Be	Beryllium
Be	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Be	ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
O	ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Al	ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Si	ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushindamo_District
Wikidata ID:	Q60769738

Localities in this Region

Zambia

North-Western Province
- Mushindamo District
  - Kanyamata Project
  - Musakashi Mine

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