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Shabani

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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084812
MRDS ID W700023
Record type Site
Current site name Shabani
Alternate or previous names Shabanie

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.01803, -20.19689 (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 TOWN OF SHABANI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore
Talc Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization, Talc-Carbonate Alteration

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 Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.01803, -20.19689
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Extensive Shearing Of Rocks

Comments on the geologic information

  • ULTRAMAFIC SILL INTRUDES PRECAMBRIAN GNEISSES.

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.

  • 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.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS STOCKWORKS COMPOSED ALMOST ENTIRELY OF CROSS-FIBER CHRYSOTILE. THE FIBER IS REPORTED TO BE OF GOOD QUALITY AND UP TO 1.5 INCHES LONG.

Reporter information

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

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