Sedimentary copper deposit, hosted in calcareous argillite and arkose. Most ore bodies are stratabound, but some ore also occurs in quartz veins that crosscut the bedding. Located west of Chinhoyi.

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ⓘ Bornite

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Serpentinite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Cox, Dennis P., Lindsey, David A., Singer, Donald A., Diggles, Michael F. (2003) Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits of the World: Deposit Models and Database. Open-File Report 2003-107. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr2003107

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Dioptase

Formula: CuSiO₃ · H₂O

References:

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

ⓘ 'Maufite'

References:

Keep, F.E. (1930) Notes on Nickel Occurrences in the Great Dyke of Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 32: 103.

Foshag, W.F. (1930) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 15: 274-276.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Dioptase	9.CJ.30	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Maufite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Dioptase	CuSiO₃ · H₂O

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References

Bureau of Mines (December 1947) Mineral Trade Notes.

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/zimbabwe/zimbabwe_(general)/_alaska/

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/zimbabwe/zimbabwe_(general)/_alaskasiding/

Keep, F.E. (1930) Notes on Nickel Occurrences in the Great Dyke of Southern Rhodesia. Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa: 32: 103.

Foshag, W.F. (1930) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 15: 274-276.

World News on Mineral Occurrences (1948) Rocks and Minerals, 23 (5) 422-423

Newham, W.D.N. (1986) The Lomagundi and Sabi metallogenic provinces of Zimbabwe. In: Anhaeusser, C.R., and Maske, S. (eds.): Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa, Vol. 2. Geological Society of South Africa, 1351-1393.

Kirkham, R.V, Carriere, J.J., Laramee, R.M., Garson, D.F. (1994) Global distribution of sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits and occurrences. Geological Survey of Canada Open-File Report 2915b, 256 pages.

Cairncross, Bruce (2004) Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.

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