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Magnetite from
Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896045:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘMoonie Creek, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘLennox Mine, Mashava (Mashaba), Chivi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
80.7km (50.1 miles) ⓘGaika Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
86.3km (53.6 miles) ⓘGlobe and Phoenix Mine, Kwekwe (Que Que; QueQue), Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘBroomstock Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘZulu pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 2, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘIndarama Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
References
Murahwi, C. Z. (1996). The geology of the Unki platinum-base metal deposit, Selukwe subchamber, great dyke, Zimbabwe (Doctoral dissertation, Rhodes University).
Chaumba, Jeff (2017) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 7 (7) 127 doi:10.3390/min7070127
 
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