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Mavita

Past Producer in Mozambique with commodities Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone
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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. 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 10102236
MRDS ID I010155
Record type Site
Current site name Mavita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.00133, -19.49691 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mozambique

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ASBESTOS IS THE LONG-FIBER TYPE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Biotite Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization, Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.00133, -19.49691
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1965
Year of last production 1980
Production years 1943-1946, 1967-1973, 1978-1980, OTHERS?

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minas Gerais De Mozcambique Lda.
    First year 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CILEK, V.G., 1989, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MOZAMBIQUE: CZECH GEOLOGICAL OFFICE SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 326 P

  • Production

    CILEK, 1989.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CILEK, 1989

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE THAN 160 ASBESTOS BODIES FORM DEPOSIT. THE AREA IS 300 SQ KM. ANTHOPHYLLITE IS FOUND IN LENSES UP TO 45 M LONG (COMMONLY 2 X 3 M). GRADE IS APPROXIMATELY 30% ASBESTOS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-1994 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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