Deep Purple Pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 4, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Deep Purple Pegmatite | Pegmatite |
| Pioneer village No. 4 | - not defined - |
| Insiza District | District |
| Matabeleland South | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 4' 12'' South , 29° 25' 44'' East
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The Deep Purple Pegmatite got its name from the abundantly occurring deeply purple coloured lepidolite. The claims were pegged in the late 1950s and worked for spodumene only for a very short period of time as the tonnages were far too low to be of economic interest.
The north-south trending, subvertical pegmatite was worked to depths of less than 2 m over a strike length of 12 m and a maximum width of 1.50 m. The host rock is a porphyric metagranite. The pegmatite appears to be isolated but it is most likely genetically related to the far bigger Zulu LCT pegmatite which is situated some 8 km to the NW.
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: HARRISON (N.M.) - The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geol. Surv., Bull. 61. 1969. 152 p. |
ⓘ 'Lepidolite' Reference: HARRISON (N.M.) - The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geol. Surv., Bull. 61. 1969. 152 p. |
| ⓘ Pollucite Formula: (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O Reference: HARRISON (N.M.) - The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geol. Surv., Bull. 61. 1969. 152 p. |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Reference: HARRISON (N.M.) - The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geol. Surv., Bull. 61. 1969. 152 p. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
| Cs | Caesium | |
| Cs | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Harrison, N.M. (1969) The geology of the country around Fort Rixon and Shangani. Rhodesia Geological Survey, Bulletin 61, 152 pages.
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Deep Purple Pegmatite, Pioneer village No. 4, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe