Shangani Mine, Chiredzi mining district, Chiredzi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shangani Mine | Mine |
| Chiredzi mining district | Mining District |
| Chiredzi District | District |
| Masvingo | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
21° South , 31° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~127km
Type:
Description from McDougall Minerals (February 2023):
Amethyst and smoky quartz sceptres from Chiredzi have been known locally for at least two decades. Originally, the crystals were gathered by hand from surface showings by members of the people indigenous to the area, the Shangaan people. Specimen recovery efforts of this kind still take place in part of the locality, with only basic tools.
The first more involved workings at the property were developed in 2012. At the outset, the locality was one project, operated by partners. However, as seems to happen so often in such arrangements, difficulties arose. These led to the division of this locality into two separate side-by-side areas of operation. One operation is called the Shangani Mine, named after the Shangaan people. It has been worked by hand by Shangaan diggers. The other operation is named the Chibuku Mine.
The first more involved workings at the property were developed in 2012. At the outset, the locality was one project, operated by partners. However, as seems to happen so often in such arrangements, difficulties arose. These led to the division of this locality into two separate side-by-side areas of operation. One operation is called the Shangani Mine, named after the Shangaan people. It has been worked by hand by Shangaan diggers. The other operation is named the Chibuku Mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: McDougall Minerals specimensIdentified by Alexander Wong: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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