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Mashaba

Producer in Zimbabwe with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084811
MRDS ID W700022
Record type Site
Current site name Mashaba
Alternate or previous names King Mine, Gaths

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.29136, -20.0169 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF MASHABA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.29136, -20.0169
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rhodesian And General Asbestos Corp. Ltd.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MANOS, ANTHONY, 1978, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF RHODESIA: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 126, P. 93-107

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGELY CROSS-FIBER CHRYSOTILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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