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Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwei
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Eucryptite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Petalite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Bikitaite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Eucryptite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Petalite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Bikitaite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Eucryptite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Petalite

Bikita pegmatite, Bikita District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 57' 47'' South , 31° 25' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.96318,31.42776
GeoHash:
G#: ksqq7jufp
GRN:
S14E21
Type:
Pegmatite (Active) - last checked 2024
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cwa : Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
4351
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4351:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e563ce0e-c6d5-433d-9510-bbd80c5b995c
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bikita Minerals Mine


A Li-Sn-Cs rich pegmatite located 40 miles (ca. 64 km) E of Fort Victoria.

Total ore reserve claimed at over 11 million tons, in production for over 60 years, producing and marketing over 60,000 tonnes of Li and Cs ore per year. (Ref: private communication from CEO of Bikita Minerals, 3rd April 2007 - J. Ralph)

The largest Petalite deposit in the world.

In June 2022 the Sinomine Resource Group company bought the Bikita mine for $200 million.

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Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)
Formula: Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O
β“˜ Bikitaite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6 · H2O
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Eucryptite
Formula: LiAlSiO4
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Hafnon
Formula: HfSiO4
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
β“˜ Pollucite
Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Simpsonite
Formula: Al4Ta3O13(OH)
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ 'Tapiolite'
Formula: (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zabuyelite
Formula: Li2CO3
Description: Found in fluid inclusions in spodumene.
β“˜ 'Zinnwaldite'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Simpsonite4.DC.10Al4Ta3O13(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Zabuyelite5.AA.05Li2CO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Bijvoetite-(Y)5.EB.20Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 Β· 39H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Eucryptite9.AA.05LiAlSiO4
β“˜Hafnon9.AD.30HfSiO4
β“˜Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
β“˜Petalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Pollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) Β· 2H2O
β“˜Bikitaite9.GD.55LiAlSi2O6 Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Tapiolite'-(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Zinnwaldite'-
β“˜'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O
Hβ“˜ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Liβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Liβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Liβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O
Oβ“˜ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ HafnonHfSiO4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZabuyeliteLi2CO3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ BikitaiteLiAlSi2O6 · H2O
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ EucryptiteLiAlSiO4
Siβ“˜ HafnonHfSiO4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CsCaesium
Csβ“˜ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
HfHafnium
Hfβ“˜ HafnonHfSiO4
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taβ“˜ SimpsoniteAl4Ta3O13(OH)
Taβ“˜ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Taβ“˜ Tapiolite(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)2O6
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Bijvoetite-(Y)Y8(UO2)16(CO3)16O8(OH)8 · 39H2O

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References

Tyndale-Biscoe, R. (1951) The geology of the Bikita tin-field, Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 54(1): 11-23. https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA10120750_2070
Southern Rhodesia Geological Survey (1959). Tantalum and Niobium. Zimbabwe Geological Survey, Mineral Resources Survey No. 4
Hurlbut, Cornelius S. (1962) Eucryptite from Bikita, Southern Rhodesia. American Mineralogist, 47 (5-6) 557-561
Gallagher, M. J. (1967) Phosphates and other minerals in pegmatites of Rhodesia and Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (277) 50-59 doi:10.1180/minmag.1967.036.277.07
Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona. 567pp.
Anderson, A.J., Clark, A.H., Gray, S. (2001) The occurrence and origin of zabuyelite (Li2CO3) in spodumene-hosted fluid inclusions: implications for the internal evolution of rare-element granitic pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist: 39(6): 1513-1527. https://rruff-2.geo.arizona.edu/uploads/CM39_1513.pdf
Černý, P., Anderson, A. J., Tomascak, P. B., Chapman, R. (2003) Geochemical and morphological features of beryl from the Bikita granitic pegmatite, Zimbabwe. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41 (4) 1003-1011 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.41.4.1003
CEO of Bikita Minerals (2007) Private communication to Jolyon Ralph, Mindat (3 April 2007).
bikitaminerals.com (n.d.) https://bikitaminerals.com/
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