Miku Mine, Kafubu emerald mining district, Lufwanyama District, Copperbelt Province, Zambiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Miku Mine | Deposit |
| Kafubu emerald mining district | Mining District |
| Lufwanyama District | District |
| Copperbelt Province | Province |
| Zambia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 4' 11'' South , 28° 3' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
206888
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206888:9
GUID (UUID V4):
97b1e0d1-87d7-49e1-836e-25ef1b99a47a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Miku emerald deposit
The deposit is named after the Miku River, a tributary of the Kufubu, the latter a tributary of the Kafue River.
It was discovered in 1931 by G. J. Baker but no work was done until some time after 1962.
The deposit was examined by Hickman and by 1973 some emeralds had been produced.
These are mostly single prismatic crystals in biotite-phlogopite schist in which small crystals of tourmaline also occur.
Associated rocks include talc-magnetite schist, quartz-amphibole-chlorite schist with fine veinlets of quartz, and larger veins of quartz.
Most crystals are small, but others reach 20 cm long.
Colors range from milk-white beryl to the fine green of good quality emeralds.
An emerald mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
Zambia
- Copperbelt Province
- Lufwanyama District
- Kafubu emerald mining districtMining District
- Lufwanyama District
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