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Galena from
Shamva Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shamva Mine, Shamva District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1248726
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1248726:6
GUID (UUID V4):f675cdcf-8646-4785-a850-3e5817ae44ba
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
27.7km (17.2 miles) ā“˜Freda Rebecca Mine, Bindura District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
59.1km (36.7 miles) ā“˜Viceroy Mine, Goromonzi District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
69.5km (43.2 miles) ā“˜Mazowe Mine [including Jumbo Mine], Mazowe gold field, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Freda-Rebecca gold deposit Ā± Bindura District, Zimbabwe Received: 4 January 1999 / Accepted: 13...Abstract The Freda-Rebecca Mine is currently the largest gold producer in Zimbabwe. The ore deposit is hosted...epidote, calcite, gold, native Bi, Bi-Pb sulĀ®des, galena, chalcopyrite, fahlore, pyrite, Fe-gersdorĀte....bismuth + chalcopyrite + galena, associated with chlorite (Au 1). Ā± Gold + galena + pyrite, associated with...sequence. They mark the transition to the ``Lower Shamva Formation'' of rhyolitic, dacitic and andesitic
Journal (issue)
Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter June, 2009 Geological Society of Zimbabwe G Z S Newsletter...SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE, P.O. BOX CY 1719, CAUSEWAY, HARARE Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter ...of the Zimbabwe Craton ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..ā€¦ā€¦..ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.... 9 Karoo Large Igneous Province, Botswana-Zimbabwe .........Bond Award 2008. Relationship between Shamva Danton and Shamva Mine ore bodies ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦....ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.. Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.. Geological Survey Department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assemblages at the Viceroy Mine, Harare-Bindura-Shamva greenstone belt, Zimbabwe T. OBERTHUĢˆR* AND T. W...2008] ABSTR ACT Gold mineralization at the Viceroy Mine is hosted in extensional veins in steep shear zones...liquid/melt-collecting mechanism was probably active at Viceroy Mine, where the distinct Au-Bi-TeS assemblage either...Archaean, Viceroy and Mazowe Mines, Zimbabwe, Passagem de Mariana Mine, Brazil. Introduction FOR a long...deposits. Well known examples are the classic mining district and type area of many telluride minerals, the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the Mazowe area, Harare-Bindura-Shamva greenstone belt, Zimbabwe: II. Genetic relationships deduced...In the Mazowe area some 40 km NW of Harare in Zimbabwe, gold mineralization is hosted in a variety of...the mainly granodiorite-hosted workings at Mazowe mine are on pyrite-rich reefs, mines of the Bernheim...arsenopyrite-rich ores, and Stori's Golden Shaft and Alice mine, both in metabasalts, work sulĀ®de-poor quartz veins...Department, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe U.F. Hein Institut fuƈr
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ferruginous Quartzites (As Exemplified by the Zimbabwe Deposits) Ye. M. Nekrasov a a All-Union Research...Ferruginous Quartzites (As Exemplified by the Zimbabwe Deposits), International Geology Review, 26:1...FERRUGINOUS QUARTZITES (AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE ZIMBABWE DEPOSITS) Downloaded by [Monash University Library]...gold in Zimbabwe. belts have been divided into three groups (Sebakwe, Bulawayo, and Shamva). The first...conglomerates, graywackes, quartzites, and schists of the Shamva group (26002700 Ma), resting unconformably o n
Report (issue)
interest in the geo logy and mineral resources of Zimbabwe which followed the removal of United Nations sanctions...original Bulletin is the insertion of Table IIIA, Zimbabwe Mineral Production and Value, on page 114A. Due...for views of Wankie Colliery and the Trojan nickel mine, and to the Photographic Section of the Ministry...Marginal Zone Central Zone 46 47 48 51 The Zambezi Metamorphic Belt . Western Section Central Section Eastern...near Salisbury. facing page 23 IV Trojan Nickel Mine, near Bindura. facing page 33 V The Great Dyke
Report (issue)
42.14 Total [100.00] 100.3 100.00 (1) GruĢˆnau mine, Germany; recalculated to 100% after deducting gersdorffite...83 Fe0.22 Co0.03 )Ī£=3.08 S3.92 . (2) Madziwa mine, Zimbabwe; by electron microprobe, corresponds to (Ni2...sphalerite, galena, bismuthinite, quartz, siderite. Distribution: In Germany, in the GruĢˆnau mine, Daaden...Rhine-Westphalia. From Saint Marina, Khaskovo district, Bulgaria. At Kunratice and Rozany, Czech Republic...(Sweetwater) mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri; and at the Copper King mine, Gold Hill district, Boulder Co
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper-bearing stage that contains chalcopyrite along with galena, sphalerite, molybdenite, and various minerals...144ā€“287 Ā°C Ī“34S: Py and Apy 3.2ā€“6.8ā€° Viceroy, Zimbabwe Archean Metabasalt Mineralization in normal...al. (1995), OberthĆ¼r and Weiser (2008) Mazowe, Zimbabwe Archean Granodiorite, quartzā€“feldspar porphyry...Freibergite, Frd = Friedrichite, Gld = Gladite, Gn = Galena, Gr = Graphite, Gust = Gustavite, Hed = Hedleyite...pyrite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, galena, rare molybdenite and native gold, as well as a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluid Evolution in the Kwekwe District, Midlands Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe: A Combined Geochemical, Mineralogical...Kwekwe district comprises the central part of the Archean Midlands greenstone belt of Zimbabwe and represents...stage 3. Four gold deposits within the Kwekwe district have been studied. The Primrose and Globe and...DECADE, the Archean Midlands greenstone belt of Zimbabwe has been subject to several research and exploration...exploration in the central part of the Midlands greenstone belt, the Kwekwe district, has led to the discovery
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
identified in polished sections together with pyrite; galena; sphalerite; bismuthinite; ikunolite; native bismuth;...Spain (Cepedal et al., 2006), and the Viceroy Mine in Zimbabwe (OberthĆ¼r and Weisser, 2008). Hence, the finding...ization containing largely pyrite, chalcopyrite, and galena. Welldefined endogenic mineralization zoning is...lowtem perature pyrite ore with chalcopyrite and galena from the north to the south. The major ore minerals...pyrite; chalcopyrite; pyrrhotite; and, occasionally, galena. The rare ore minerals include bornite, sphaler
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
belt: a new type of low-grade gold deposit in Zimbabwe Received: 29 January 1997 / Accepted: 22 September...the Kwekwe district near the Indarama mine, approximately 200 km southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe. Based on...comparable to that of porphyry copper deposits. The central zone of the dike shows a typical K-feldspar-al...shear-zone hosted gold mineralization in the Kwekwe district, for which a deep crustal origin has been discussed...The central part of the Midlands greenstone belt is one of the largest gold districts in Zimbabwe and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
unnamed Pb3Bi4Te4S5, lillianite homologous, aleksite, galena, gold, Limarinho, Portugal. Introduction In the...granite located in northern Portugal (Vila Real district) (Fig. 1). The gold mineralization is accompanied...by Lipovetskiy et al. (1977) from the Alekeseyev mine, Siberia (Russia), is known from fewer than ten... Farias et al. 1987), the innermost being the Central Iberian Zone (CIZ) and the Galicia-TrƔs-Os-Montes...Bi-Pb-Ag sulfosalts (Lil: lillianite homologous), and galena (Gn). The box corresponds to the BSE image of Figure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tsumoite in allotriomorphicgranular aggregates with galena, hessite, and sphalerite is devoid of lead. Gold...silicates and graphic intergrowth of tsumoite with galena suggest possible crystallization from anatectic...probably related to nanoinlclusions of tellurides, galena, and sulfosalts. Thus, bismuth mineralization in...in northern Sverdlovsk oblast in the Ivdel ore district of the Tagilā€“Sakmara metallogenic zone. It is...Accessory Pyrite, pyrrhotite, Marcasite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite molybdenite, magnetite Supergene
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the formation of chalcopyrite, minor sulfides (galena, sphalerite, and molybdenite), and Bi-Cu-Pb-Au-Ag-Te...solid solution seriesā†’ matildite + native bismuth + galena ā†’ chalcopyrite + bornite. The observed association...emplectite associated with native gold, josĆ©ite-A, galena, and chalcopyrite (Kalogeropoulos et al. 1991,...intergrown with friedrichite, native gold, and galena, whereas at Koronouda, Laodikino and Paliomylos...Bi-tellurides (pilsenite, josĆ©ite-B), hessite, and galena, occur as inclusions in chalcopyrite. The examples
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sulfoarsenides in the Ruwai Zn-Pb-Ag Skarn Deposit, Central Borneo, Indonesia Cendi D. P. Dana 1,2, * , Andrea...Sulfoarsenides in the Ruwai Zn-Pb-Ag Skarn Deposit, Central Borneo, Indonesia. Minerals 2022, 12, 1564. https://...located in the Schwaner Mountain complex within the central Borneo gold belt and is currently considered the...free grains or inclusions within sulfides, such as galena or pyrite. Tetrahedrite typically has an anhedral...rim or atoll texture surrounding sphalerite or galena. In contrast, sulfoarsenides are typically found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralogy of the Yangzhaiyu gold deposit, Xiaoqinling district, southern North China craton Shi-Jian Bi & Jian-Wei...minor amounts of chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena. Based on morphology and paragenesis, there are...invariably intergrown with chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and galena, contains the highest levels of invisible gold...Mesozoic magmatic rocks widespread in the Xiaoqinling district and other parts of the southern North China craton...(Shackleton et al. 2003), the Commoner Mine and Viceroy Mine in Zimbabwe (Twemlow 1984; OberthĆ¼t and Weiser
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Sn-W zones) vein-like deposits (e.g., Ikuno mine, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; Shimizu and Kato, 1996;...hydrothermal As-Bi veinlike deposits (e.g., Nakdong mine, South Korea; Shin et al., 2004). Recent studies...et al., 2008) and by the formation of a pavonite-galena homologous series (Makovicky et al., 1977; Ciobanu...Au-Bi-Te-S associations: The example of Maldon, Central Victorian gold province, Australia: Lithos, v....sulphosalts from the galena-matildite series in the Cremenea vein, Suior, Baia Mare district, Romania: Neues
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
if the system has remained closed. Regional and mine-scale variations in the isotopic composition of...ŽAu-W-veins and auriferous quartz reefs of the Zimbabwe craton, Darbyshire et al., 1996; Oberthur ĀØ et...of the Harareā€“Shamva Greenstone Belt ŽZimbabwe.. Scheelite from the Mt. Charlotte Mine ŽWestern Australia...native gold as the main Au-carrier. The Mt. Charlotte mine is the major producer from this type of mineralisation...sample with extremely high initial Ā“ Nd from the Hunt Mine near Kambalda, 50 km south of Kalgoorlie. The Archaean
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
arsenopyrite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, freibergite, tetrahedrite, tennantite, fahlore...Porphyritic basalt ~ Flow basalt / Fault [~ ~ Gold mine zopo~ z~oo~ / >~+++++iti~ ~ Andesite '~ ...a e r o m a g n e t i c data. Mine geology and structure In the mine environment, the stratigraphy is...with a change in reef style. For example, in the central part of the open pit a 060~ ~ NW fault zone changes...zones, oriented 320-330~ ~ W, are common in the mine environment and, in places, have displaced the ore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt Basem A. Zoheir Received:...mineralogy includes pyrite, arsenopyrite and subordinate galena, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite and gold. Gold occurs...arsenopyrite, blebs and globules associated with galena, fracture fillings in deformed arsenopyrite or...Eastern Desert of Egypt has long been a mining district for gold, with more than 95 gold occurrences mostly...chalcopyrite together with subordinate sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite and stibnite (Azer 1966). They are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Tengchong-Lianghe (Tengliang) metallogenic district. Two mineralization types, identified in this...characterized by the deposition of molybdenite, galena, and Bi-Te-Au-bearing phases. The Bi-mineral assemblages...occurrences and gold enrichment. In the Welatam district, Bi-Aubearing minerals are usually found in the...2015); b. Regional geological map of the Tengliang district that shows the distribution of the granitoids...by the melts. The Tengchong-Lianghe (Tengliang) district in northeast Myanmar and southwest Yunnan is a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auā€“Biā€“Teā€“S associations: The example of Maldon, Central Victorian gold province, Australia Cristiana L...orogenic gold systems (Viceroy Mine, Harareā€“Binduraā€“Shamva greenstone belt, Zimbabwe; OberthĆ¼r and Weiser, 2008)...Maldon deposit Gold was ļ¬rst found in the Maldon district (then known as Tarrengower), about 135 km northwest...medium-sized deposits within the central Bendigo Zone of the Central Victorian gold province (Philips...and the Parkins reef, containing the North British Mine, at the southern end of the ļ¬eld (Fig. 2). By 1926
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
terranes (Cassidy et al. 2006): Narryer, South West, central Youanmi, Kalgoorlie, Kurnalpi, and Burtville. The...veins are mainly pyrite, with trace chalcopyrite, galena, rare sphalerite, and molybdenite. The pyrite is...fills the interstices between the other minerals. Galena is mostly found enclosed by pyrite, whereas sphalerite...grains. (c) A mineral assemblage of native gold, galena (Gn), tellurobismuthite, buckhornite (Buh), and...crystals associated with larger petzite grains. (g) Galena and aikinite (Aik) enclosed by pyrite in a qua
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
galenobismutite, lillianite homologs, tetradymite, and galena are also present. In addition, it is common that...sulfosalts, emplectite, tetradymite, chalcopyrite, galena, and Py3. Based on textural relationships and mineral...Qiyugou gold deposit is situated in the south-central part of the Xiongā€™ershan area. The deposit is located...(e) (f) Py3 is intergrown with chalcopyrite and galena, characterized by medium- to fine-grained euhedral...occurs in the porphyry complex of the central Qiyugou district and is named as No. 189 ore bodies (Fig
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Wasada granodiorite, located in the Tsuruoka district, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. We examined BiīŒminerals...such as cosalite occur and are intergrown with galena in the CuīŒBiīŒPbīŒZn mineralization of the Obari...granodiorite, Kuromori mine, Hongo mine, Obari mine, Yakuwa mine, Honko mine, Asahi mine, Obiro mine I. ćÆć˜ć‚ć« 久和ļ¼Œęœ¬åŗ«ļ¼Œęœę—„ļ¼Œå¤§åŗƒé‰±å±±(Fig...bornite (Bn) and tetrahedrite (Ttr) from the Kuromori mine. (b) Myrmeritic intergrowth of wittichenite and...the Hongo mine. (c) Wittichenite, associated with bornite and tetrahedrite from the Yakuwa mine. (d) Intergrowths
 
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