High grade iron oxide deposit, comprising two orebodies separated by a barren zone. the ore includes trace amounts of Cu, Co, Zn, and Au and relics of pyrite at depth. The deposit probably represents a gossan formed by recent weathering of massive primary pyrite.
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References
- Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.
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