Athens Mine, Mvuma (Umvuma), Chirumhanzu District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Athens Mine | Mine |
| Mvuma (Umvuma) | - not defined - |
| Chirumhanzu District | District |
| Midlands | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 17' 5'' South , 30° 32' 16'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Falcon Mine
A copper mine started in 1914.
The gold mineralization was discovered in 1900, the first year of production was in 1910. The mine is reported to have ceased production in January 1998 due to unstable ground conditions which caused a major accident in the underground operations.
Typical mineralization consists of an assemblage of sulphide-rich quartz and mineralized tremolite-chlorite schist, accompanied by barren quartz lenses and boudins complexly interfolded with unmineralized talc-chlorite schist. Both auriferous and non-auriferous mineralization occur within fairly well-defined orebodies that often appear as distinct geological units encased in talc-chlorite schist.
The gold mineralization was discovered in 1900, the first year of production was in 1910. The mine is reported to have ceased production in January 1998 due to unstable ground conditions which caused a major accident in the underground operations.
Typical mineralization consists of an assemblage of sulphide-rich quartz and mineralized tremolite-chlorite schist, accompanied by barren quartz lenses and boudins complexly interfolded with unmineralized talc-chlorite schist. Both auriferous and non-auriferous mineralization occur within fairly well-defined orebodies that often appear as distinct geological units encased in talc-chlorite schist.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mvuma |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1770169 |
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Athens Mine, Mvuma, Chirumhanzu District, Midlands, Zimbabwe