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Polydymite from
Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe


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Polydymite

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
04479250017272045042825.jpg
Polydymite

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
07338150017272045033280.jpg
Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
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Polydymite, etc.

Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polydymite
Formula:Ni2+Ni23+S4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polydymite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madziwa Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109880:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Polydymite
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘShamva Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
References
Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15.
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
 
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