Indarama Mine, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Indarama Mine | Mine |
| Kwekwe District | District |
| Midlands | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 49' 39'' South , 29° 46' 30'' East
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Gold-antimony deposit in the Midlands greenstone belt. Structurally controlled veins, including the Indarama Reef, Benson Reef, Footwall Reef, Reverse Reefs, emplaced in fractured tholeiitic pillow basalt adjoining komatiites.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Antimony Formula: Sb Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Buchholz, P., Herzig, P., Friedrich, G., and Frei, R. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 437-460. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Gudmundite Formula: FeSbS Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Buchholz, P., Herzig, P., Friedrich, G., and Frei, R. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 437-460. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Buchholz, P., Herzig, P., Friedrich, G., and Frei, R. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 437-460. |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Geologie 38 (1992), 50-51 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
| ⓘ | Berthierite | 2.HA.20 | FeSb2S4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Gudmundite | 2.EB.20 | FeSbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Buchholz, P., Friedrich, G., Herzig, P. (1992) Gold-Antimon-Vererzungen in Simbabwe: Indarama Mine bei Kwekwe und Belingwe Star Mine bei Mberengwa. Zeitschrift für angewandte Geologie, 38, 50-51.
Buchholz, P., Friedrich, G., Herzig, P. (1994) Gold-antimony mineralization in the Zimbabwe craton: the Indarama mine at Kwekwe and the Belingwe Star mine at Mberengwa. Geologisches Jahrbuch, D 100, 343-389.
Buchholz, P., Herzig, P., Friedrich, G., Frei, R. (1998) Granite-hosted gold mineralization in the Midlands greenstone belt: a new type of low-grade gold deposit in Zimbabwe. Mineralium Deposita, 33, 437-460.
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