Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Star zinc mine | Mine |
| Chibombo District | District |
| Central Province | Province |
| Zambia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 16' South , 28° 15' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
16608
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16608:0
GUID (UUID V4):
552f8551-50a3-4bd5-b0e6-3a91efe0c9e0
Star Zinc Mine is a rich zinc silicate deposit 18 km N of Lusaka, which was intermittently mined for several decades up to 1992.
The prospect, with sulphides and willemite in dolomites of low metamorphic grade, was originally discovered in the 1920s.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Maria Boni, Rosario Terracciano, Giuseppina Balassone, Sarah A. Gleeson und Alexander Matthews (2011): The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita 46, 707-729. |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Maria Boni, Rosario Terracciano, Giuseppina Balassone, Sarah A. Gleeson und Alexander Matthews (2011): The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita 46, 707-729. |
| ⓘ Franklinite Formula: Zn2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Maria Boni, Rosario Terracciano, Giuseppina Balassone, Sarah A. Gleeson und Alexander Matthews (2011): The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita 46, 707-729. |
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 Reference: Maria Boni, Rosario Terracciano, Giuseppina Balassone, Sarah A. Gleeson und Alexander Matthews (2011): The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita 46, 707-729. |
| ⓘ Genthelvite Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S Reference: Maria Boni, Rosario Terracciano, Giuseppina Balassone, Sarah A. Gleeson und Alexander Matthews (2011): The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita 46, 707-729. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Franklinite | 4.BB.05 | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Genthelvite | 9.FB.10 | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ⓘ Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Franklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Genthelvite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Kampunzu, A.B. et al. (2009) Sediment-hosted Zn-Pb-Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews, 35, 263-297.
Boni, Maria, Terracciano, Rosario, Balassone, Giuseppina, Gleeson, Sarah A., Matthews, Alexander (2011) The carbonate-hosted willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia). Mineralium Deposita, 46, 707-729.
External Links
http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~mboni/pdf/WillemStarZincMinDep.pdf [Page not found September 2019]
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Star zinc mine, Chibombo District, Central Province, Zambia