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Chemutsi

Prospect in Zimbabwe with commodity Diatomite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023696
MRDS ID I001106
Record type Site
Current site name Chemutsi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.33467, -15.96383 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 40 KM E OF CHIRUNDU NEAR THE ZAMBIAN BORDER., Estimated Location, Probably Within 10 Km.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result DIATOMITE: 81.77-85.9% SIO2
Result 1.76% AL2O3
Result 0.5-9% CAO, 1.6-2.52% FE2O3.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.33467, -15.96383
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TINDWA, R.M., AND SITHOLE, N.M., 1988, ZIMBABWE'S DIATOMACEOUS EARTH DEPOSIT AT CHEMUTSI AND ITS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH "INDUSTRIAL MINERALS" INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 212-222

  • Reserve-Resource

    TINDWA AND SITHOLE, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DIATOMITE DEPOSIT HAS EXTENSIVE OPALIZATION, LARGELY AS A GRAY CAP. SILICA FOR DIATOM GROWTH WAS PROBABLY FROM DISSOLVED SILICA IN FEEDER SPRINGS. THE DIATOMITE IS UP TO 6 M THICK AND HAS UP TO 3 M OF OVERBURDEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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