Snake's Head area, Muzarabani district, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwei
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Snake's Head area | Area |
Muzarabani district | District |
Mashonaland Central | Province |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 30' South , 31° 0' East
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Set in ca. 74 km² of rugged terrain close to the Zambezi Escarpment, the Snake’s Head Platinum Project covers the northeastern half of the Musengezi Subchamber in the northern part of the Great Dyke.
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ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Prendergast, M. D. (2016) The Snake’s Head Platinum Project–layering, PGE mineralisation and deformation in the Musengezi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Geology 2016, 119(2), 305-328. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Wilson, Allan H., Prendergast, Martin D. (2001) Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, and its Relationship to Magma Evolution and Magma Chamber Structure. South African Journal of Geology: 104: 319-342.
Prendergast, M.D. (2016) The Snake’s Head Platinum Project–layering, PGE mineralisation and deformation in the Musengezi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Geology: 119(2): 305-328.
External Links
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gssa/sajg/article-abstract/119/2/305/520721/The-Snake-s-Head-Platinum-Project-layering-PGE?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://www.merar.com/meeting-place/zimbabwe/energy-natural-resources-mining/the-snakes-head-platinum-project-in-zimbabwe-open-to-investors/
https://www.merar.com/meeting-place/zimbabwe/energy-natural-resources-mining/the-snakes-head-platinum-project-in-zimbabwe-open-to-investors/
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