Erin Mine, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Erin Mine | Mine |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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A gold property that is (used to be?) owned by Rio Tinto Zimbabwe (which split off from its parent company, Rio Tinto, in 2004 to become RioZim).
Auriferous, pyritic, quartz-carbonate emplacement in andesites with embedded arkoses. A shear zone with pay shoots continuing to the surface from more than 120 meters deep. The host rock is greenschist facies andesite of Bulawayan (Archean) age. Genesis of orebody due to shearing and dilation.
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12 valid minerals.
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| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Mining Ann. Review(1985):427. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Duguid, Keith B.(1985), The Assessment of Grade and Gold Distribution at Erin Gold Mine; Chamber of Mines Jour., Vol. 27, No. 3, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp:15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Duguid, Keith B. (1985) The assessment of grade and gold distribution at Erin Gold Mine. The Chamber of Mines Journal: 27(3): 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27.
Mining Annual Review (1985) 427.
External Links
https://miningzimbabwe.com/from-riotinto-to-riozim-the-power-of-self-sufficiency/
https://www.riozim.co.zw/
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