Mine detail: Mavita

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Location: Mozambique, Africa
Lat / long: -19.49691, 33.00133
dep_id: 10102236
mrds_id: I010155
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Trace mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Talc
gangue: Biotite, Tremolite
alteration: Serpentinization, Silicification
Reporter: Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Schist,Migmatite,Amphibolite,Serpentinite
arock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock
tectonic: Arch Greenstone Belt-- Zimbabwean Craton
Year first produced: 1965
yr_lst_prd: 1980
prod_yrs: 1943-1946, 1967-1973, 1978-1980, OTHERS?
References:
  • Deposit:: CILEK, V.G., 1989, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MOZAMBIQUE: CZECH GEOLOGICAL OFFICE SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 326 P
  • Production:: CILEK, 1989.
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