Mine detail: Shabani

Previously called 'Shabanie'

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Location: Zimbabwe, Africa
Lat / long: -20.19689, 30.01803
dep_id: 10084812
mrds_id: W700023
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chrysotile
gangue: Talc
model: 18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
alteration: Serpentinization, Talc-Carbonate Alteration
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Dunite
Structure: Extensive Shearing Of Rocks
References:
  • Deposit:: MANOS, ANTHONY, 1978, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF RHODESIA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 126, P. 93-107.
  • Deposit:: WINSON, R.W., 1975, ASBESTOS, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS INC., P. 379-425.
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