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Benson No. 3 pegmatite, Benson Mine, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwei
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Benson No. 3 pegmatitePegmatite
Benson MineMine
Mudzi DistrictDistrict
Mashonaland EastProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 1' South , 32° 16' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
S12E22
Type:
Pegmatite
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
204224
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204224:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8b235657-bcf8-4a41-ab2f-4d3bf1c62a1c


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13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Holmquistite
Formula: ◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Simpsonite
Formula: Al4Ta3O13(OH)
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Stibiotantalite
Formula: Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
β“˜Simpsonite4.DC.10Al4Ta3O13(OH)
β“˜Stibiotantalite4.DE.30Sb(Ta,Nb)O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Holmquistite9.DD.05β—»{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Holmquistite◻{Li2}{Mg3Al2}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Taβ“˜ StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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References

von Knorring, O., Hornung, G. (1961) On the lithium amphibole holmquistite, from Benson pegmatite mine, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (252) 731-735 doi:10.1180/minmag.1961.032.252.07
von Knorring, O., Hornung, G. (1963) Simpsonite and Stibiotantalite from Benson Pegmatite Mine, Mtoko, Southern Rhodesia. Mineralogical Magazine, 33(261), 458-466.
Ackermann, K.J., Branscombe, K.C., Hawkes, J.R., Tidy, A.J.L. (1968) The geology of some beryl pegmatites in Southern Rhodesia. Verhandelinge van die Geologiese Vereniging van Suid Afrika (= Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa), 69(1), 1-38.
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