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Schorl from
Pirala Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pirala Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613512:6
GUID (UUID V4):b9600017-a1f6-47c1-8a25-cb154be7a911
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.7km (0.4 miles) Fwaya-Fwaya mine, Kagem Emerald Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
4.1km (2.6 miles) Kamakanga Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Netherlands GEOLOGICAL SETTING OF ZAMBIAN EMERALD DEPOSITS A.S. SLIWA and C.A. NGULUWE Zimco Limited...Lusaka (Zambia) ABSTRACT Sliwa, A.S. and Nguluwe, C.A., 1984. Geological setting of Zambian emerald deposits...deposits. Precambrian Res., 25 : 213--228. The Kafubu emerald deposits occur within rocks of the Muva Supergroup...immediately southwest of the well known Copperbelt of Zambia. Within the Muva Supergroup are persistent...sometimes within the quartz--tourmaline veins. The emerald fields are considered comparable in quantity and
Other Paper
Large-scale mining license 3. Large-scale gemstone license Main Points of the Zambian Mining Act   ...7. Artisanal mining right   4. Small-scale prospecting permit 5. Small-scale mining license 4. Royalties...exceed 4 km2 Exclusive rights for exploration and mining operation for 2 years, not renewable Not to exceed... Appendix II-2 Structure of Mineral Rights in Zambia Type of Right Place of Application Required Documents...relinquishment is mandatory for renewal. LARGE-SCALE MINING LICENSE Registry for Minerals Rights (RMR) - Prescribed
Journal (issue)
properties. pg. 89 116 Emeralds from the Kafubu Area, Zambia J. C. (Hanco) Zwaan, Antonín V. Seifert...properties of emeralds from this, the second largest emerald-producing country in the world, are described....again producing fine tourmalines, with both the mining area and the gems examined in this report. pg....lead the Institute’s groundbreaking studies on emerald fillers and diamond cut proportions. EDITORIAL...The bracelet and the 4.13 ct oval and 6.20 ct emerald cut in the rings are courtesy of Harry Winston
Report (issue)
our way through the compet­ itive minefield of emerald science, much of John's contribu­ tion to this...any other opinion. extraLapis English No. 2: Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl The Most Precious Gemstone...we • pay tribute to John Sinkankas to whom this emerald issue is dedicated. John Sinkankas wrote more...than 15 books including his 1981 definitive work Emerald and Other Beryls. He set standards for authors...Gloria & Gunther A 2001 Find of top-quality emerald crystals from La Pita at Maripi, Boyac
Report (issue)
Discovery Stoppaniite Fabio Tamagnini Page 40 Emerald and Aquamarine in Canada Lee A. Groat Page 22...studies in 1811, during A.G. Werner's time at the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony (Germany). From 1826...miners. He was also the gemstone inspector for the mining authority. Breithaupt's legacy is 500 publications...descriptions. T he above is a postcard of the School of Mining in Feiberg, Saxony printed for the 1991 Breithaupt...morganite, emerald, goshenite, and heliodor. Known for millennia, the beryl varieties emerald and aquamarine
Book
EMERALD and OTHER BERYLS by JOHN SINKANKAS This is Beryls jewelers, gists, geologists, earth ...sciences, yet eminently facet and widely a Emerald historians, gemological Sinkankas, the permanent...metal beryllium. with Beginning author traces emerald—from its less ite, role of history’s pendix...Unmatched third is knowledge from author one emerald cutting and of exotic composition, physical...mineralogical once events. languages for beryl emerald logical to and part, Sinkankas explores and
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION
 
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