Canary, Lumezi District, Eastern Province, Zambiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Canary | Occurrence |
| Lumezi District | District |
| Eastern Province | Province |
| Zambia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 14' 15'' South , 32° 32' 3'' East
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A commercial source of yellow gem tourmaline in pegmatites around Canary, 32 km west-southwest of Lundazi. The deposits are mined since 1983 and consist of both pegmatite and eluvial and alluvial deposits.
The tourmalines display colours ranging from yellow-green to yellow, orange and brown, but much of the orange to brown material is heated to attain a golden or canary yellow colour. They are elbaite and fluor-elbaite in composition, but contain significant amounts of Mn2+.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., and Falster, A.U. (2007): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548 |
| β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., and Falster, A.U. (2007): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548 |
| β Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Simmons, W.B., Falster A.U. & Laurs, B.M. (2011): A survey of Mn-rich yellow tourmaline from worldwide localities and implications for the petrogenesis of granitic pegmatites. Canadian Mineralogist. 49: 301-319 |
| β Fluor-elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F Description: In βfluor-elbaiteβ, the fluorine ranges from 0.344 to 0.614 apfu F (Simmons et al 2011) Reference: Simmons, W.B., Falster A.U. & Laurs, B.M. (2011): A survey of Mn-rich yellow tourmaline from worldwide localities and implications for the petrogenesis of granitic pegmatites. Canadian Mineralogist. 49: 301-319 |
| β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., and Falster, A.U. (2007): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., and Falster, A.U. (2007): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548 |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., and Falster, A.U. (2007): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Fluor-elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Li | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Laurs, B.M., Simmons, W.B., Anckar, B., Falster, A.U. (2007) Yellow Mn-rich elbaite from the Canary mining area, Zambia. Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2007, A548.
Simmons, W.B., Falster A.U., Laurs, B.M. (2011) A survey of Mn-rich yellow tourmaline from worldwide localities and implications for the petrogenesis of granitic pegmatites. Canadian Mineralogist, 49(1), 301-319.
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http://gia.metapress.com/content/c3505q64kq530152/fulltext.pdf [Link leads to home page September 2019]
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