Hunters Road deposit, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hunters Road deposit | Deposit |
| Kwekwe District | District |
| Midlands | Province |
| Zimbabwe | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 8' 59'' South , 29° 48' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nickel.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15. |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15. |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Clutten, J. M., Foster, R. P., & Martin, A. (1981). Nickel mineralization in Zimbabwe. Episodes Journal of International Geoscience, 4(2), 10-15. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Williams, D.A.C. (1979) The association of some nickel sulfide deposits with komatiitic volcanism in Rhodesia. Canadian Mineralogist, 17(2), 337-349.
Prendergast, M.D. (2001) Komatiite hosted Hunters Road nickel deposit, central Zimbabwe: physical volcanology and sulfide genesis. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 48(5), 681-694.
External Links
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