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Pentlandite from
Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pentlandite
Formula:(NixFey)Σ9S8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pentlandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:896039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:896039:9
GUID (UUID V4):568b706e-b1a7-499a-b125-85c9a8af1e22
Nearest other occurrences of Pentlandite
61.0km (37.9 miles) Hunters Road deposit, Kwekwe District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
78.2km (48.6 miles) Shangani Mine, Insiza District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
79.0km (49.1 miles) Mimosa Mine, Zvishavane (Shabani; Shabanie; Shavani), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN RIVERS DRAINING THE GREAT DYKE, ZIMBABWE Thomas OBERTHÜR§, Thorolf W. WEISER, Frank MELCHER...in the Shurugwi area, possibly originate from the Archean chromitite deposits of the Shurugwi greenstone...and PGE-oxides (unstable). Keywords: Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, alluvial sediments, Pt-Fe alloy, Os-Ir-Ru alloy...Bushveld Complex of South Africa, the Sudbury district in Canada, and later Norilsk in Russia came into...intrusions (Bushveld, South Africa; Great Dyke, Zimbabwe; Stillwater, USA) that host the overwhelming proportion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography...element (PGE) occurrence in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, the Main Sulfide Zone (MSZ), is a tabular stratabound...silicate composition study across the MSZ at Unki Mine in the Shurugwi Subchamber was conducted to help place...the mineralization. The PGE-enriched zone at Unki Mine is a ~10 m thick package of rocks ranging from...of sulfide mineralization likely occurred at Unki Mine with primary sulfides occurring in association
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Platinum-Group Element Mineralisation in the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, and its Relationship to Magma Evolution and Magma...Prendergast 1 Carson Close, Greendale, Harare, Zimbabwe. e-mail: marprend@hotmail.com ABSTRACT The platinum-group...magma chamber. Introduction The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe contains the world’s second largest single resource...Mimosa mine is commencing major expansion, open-cast operations recently began at the Ngezi mine and further...further work is being carried out at the Unki prospect (see Figure 1 for locations of the principal deposits)
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from the Main Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe R. Piña 1 & F. Gervilla 2 & S.-J. Barnes 3 & T...The Main Sulfide Zone (MSZ) of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe hosts the world’s second largest resource of platinum-group...assemblage of the MSZ comprises pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and minor pyrite. Recently, several...element contents in pyrite from the Hartley, Ngezi, Unki, and Mimosa mines of the Great Dyke by laser ablation...clusters of crystals mostly within chalcopyrite and pentlandite, in some cases in the form of symplectitic intergrowths
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bushveld Complex, South Africa, and Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Thomas Oberthür Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften...Complex of South Africa and the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. Samples were obtained underground, from core...variable proportions of Pd and Rh are hosted in pentlandite. Pt–Fe alloys, sperrylite, and most PGE-sulfides...Bushveld Complex, South Africa; the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe; the Stillwater grains, and they are ofthe subordinate...Bushveld Complex in South Africa, of the Sudbury district in Canada, and later Norilsk in Russia grand style
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
redistributions should be kept in mind during planning and mine operation. Investigations of unconventional PGE...initial production from mines in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe has yielded 2.1 t Pt. The remaining 9.54 t are...Russia Stillwater, USA Sudbury, Canada Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Kupferschiefer, Poland Bregu i Bibes, Albania...production, for example those of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe, ± potential alternatives in the form of unconventional...mineralizations PGE in layered intrusions: the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Geological setting The ca. 2.58-Ga-old Great Dyke
Journal (issue)
Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February, 2007 Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February...SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE, P.O. BOX CY 1719, CAUSEWAY, HARARE • Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter...Department, University of Zimbabwe ……………………………………… The Geological Survey of Zimbabwe ………………………………………………… Mining...…………………………………………………… …. 22 2 Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February 2007 Editorial All the very...endeavours is critical. 3 Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February 2007 We continued to pursue
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe Part 2: Supergene redistribution in the oxidized...the Makwiro River close to the Hartley Platinum Mine indicates further mineralogical changes. Sperrylite...Æ Placers Æ Great Dyke Æ Hartley Platinum Mine Æ Zimbabwe Editorial handling: O. Thalhammer T. Oberthür...Espoo, Finland Introduction In the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, economic concentrations of platinum-group elements...created in the course of mining at Hartley Platinum Mine. The present study focuses on the redistribution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Noril’sk–Talnakh field in Russia, in the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe, in the Stillwater Complex in the United States...Southern Africa is used to denote South Africa and Zimbabwe. The PGE industry in both countries is strongly...cover today’s global PGE demand. In 2014, the world mine production of Pt (146,000 kg) was mainly from the...the United States (3660 kg), Canada (8500 kg), Zimbabwe (13,000 kg), Russia (23,000 kg) and South Africa...acquired from PGE producers in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The most important aspects, such as the production
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alteration in the main sulfide zone of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe and the precious metals zone of the Sonju Lake...isotopes . Great Dyke . Sonju Lake Intrusion . Zimbabwe . USA Introduction The debate on the origin of...Lake Intrusion and by pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite, and pyrite in the Great Dyke. However, the PGE-rich...intruded Archean granites and greenstone belts of the Zimbabwe craton (Worst 1960; Wilson 1996; Fig. 1a). Two...disseminated sulfides (pyrrhotite + chalcopyrite + pentlandite ± pyrite) are closely associated with interstitial
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
platinum-group elements at Hartley Platinum Mine, Zimbabwe Part 1. Primary distribution patterns in pristine...element (PGE) mineralization. At the Hartley Platinum Mine, the MSZ is up to some meters thick and is composed...Mineralogically, most of the Pd and Rh is hosted in pentlandite, whereas Pt is dominantly present in the form...Sulfide Zone Æ Great Dyke Æ Hartley Platinum Mine Æ Zimbabwe Introduction Deposits of platinum-group elements...Bushveld Complex, South Africa). The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe (Fig. 1) constitutes the world’s second largest
Journal (issue)
Geological Society of Zimbabwe G Z S Newsletter February 2014 The Victoria Falls Summer Symposium...Society of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box CY 1719, Causeway, Harare Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter ...Talk summaries - Victoria Falls Summer Symposium, Zimbabwe, November 2013 .................................... 15 NEWS Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe ……………………………….. Geological Survey Department ………………………………………………...debeer@cadline.co.zw 2 Geological Society of Zimbabwe Newsletter February, 2014 Editorial This Newsletter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the oxidized Main Sulfide Zone, Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Marek Locmelis & Frank Melcher & Thomas Oberthür...Great Dyke mafic/ultramafic layered intrusion of Zimbabwe, economic concentrations of platinum-group elements...solution in relict sulfides (dominantly Pd in pentlandite, up to 6,500 ppm Pd and 450 ppm Pt), (3) as secondary...Beneficiation . PGE oxides Introduction The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is a 2,575.4±0.7-Ma-old mafic/ ultramafic layered...cutting Archean granites and greenstone belts of the Zimbabwe Craton (Prendergast 1988; Oberthür et al. 2002)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Prospecting Ventures Ltd., Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe With 11 Figures Received November 30, 1998; revised...Sublayers hinaus. Introduction The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is the second largest resource of platinum group...cuts across the dominantly Archaean rocks of the Zimbabwe Craton (Fig. 1). The craton is bounded by the...Fig. 1. Location of the Great Dyke within the Zimbabwe Craton. The Zambezi and Limpopo metamorphic provinces...area east of the axis in close proximity to the Unki prospect shaft (Fig. 2). The two drill cores (MR87
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
subzone (Figure 3) are mined at the Grasvally Chrome Mine on the Grasvally and Zoetveld Farms (Hulbert and...high-tenor (up to 195 ppm Pd and 11 ppm Ru in pentlandite), low-volume (2-3.6 vol. % sulphide) magmatic...1980) and occasionally terms inherited from local mine geologists. In some cases, the lack of petrologic...based on 33 S using stoichiometric values for pentlandite (33 wt% observed in our study. PT S), pyrrhotite...depth (Figure 6d), a small bleb6 composed of pentlandite and pyrrhotite occurs in association with albite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ultramafic-mafic contact interval of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe at Ngezi mine: Comparisons to the Bushveld Complex and...ultramafic-mafic contact interval of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe at Ngezi mine: Comparisons to the Bushveld Complex and...contact interval of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe at Ngezi T mine: Comparisons to the Bushveld Complex...NU 1. SC R Sulfide Zone. The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is one of the world’s largest layered mafic-ultramafic...Archaean granitoids and greenstone belts of the Zimbabwe craton at T about 2575 Ma (Mukasa et al., 1989;
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Redistribution in the Main Sulfide Zone of The Great Dyke, Zimbabwe T. Oberthür, F. Melcher 75-96 97-111 6. Placers...Refining the Classification Using McCreedy West Mine and Podolsky Project Case Studies 163-180 C.E.G...Sulfide Zone of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe - Case Study of the Hartley Platinum Mine A.H. Wilson, R.T. Brown ...REDISTRIBUTION IN THE MAIN SULFIDE ZONE OF THE GREAT DYKE, ZIMBABWE T. Oberthür, F. Melcher INTRODUCTION GEOLOGICAL...REFINING THE CLASSIFICATION: USING McCREEDY WEST MINE, AND PODOLSKY PROJECT CASE STUDIES C.E.G. Farrow
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Bushveld Complex, South Africa, and Great Dyke, Zimbabwe Reprinted from: Minerals 2018, 8, 581, doi:10...PGM from China, Russia, South Africa, USA, and Zimbabwe are reported. In his contribution, Oberthür [3]...inclusions such as PGE-rich monosulfide, PGE-rich pentlandite, and Ni–Fe–(As)-rich laurite. The authors suggested...ite vein-disseminated ores from the Komsomolsky mine of the Talnakh and Oktyabrsk deposits, Noril’sk...bushveld complex, South Africa, and Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. Minerals 2018, 8, 581. [CrossRef] Stepanov, S
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born hills appear parallel to Mahagiri range due to mine-waste dumping. Unpaved roads serve the movement...The sky is gloomy throughout the day due to the mine and road dust. Social evils, crime, alcoholism,...education, counseling, and training. Making stringent mine-safety rules is not the solution—it has to be implemented...Ore Group Orissa Mining Corporation Limited Run of Mine Reconnaissance Permit tonnes tonnes per annum/day...Millerite 1.3.2.2 Niccolite or Nickeline 1.3.2.3 Pentlandite 1.3.2.4 Pyrrhotite 1.3.3 Minerals of Chromium
Report (issue)
Platinum-group element mineralization of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe. In The Geology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy and...relationships at the currently operating Lac de Iles mine (Ontario), the Marathon deposit in the Coldwell...(Ontario), and the formerly producing Salt Chuck mine (Alaska). They, thus, cover a range of deposit types...Company. The PGE mineralization in the Great Dyke (Zimbabwe), which is the world’s second largest reserve...Layered Complex (Sierra Leone) and the Great Dyke (Zimbabwe). The Papers, Third Group: Beneficiation and Metallurgy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Several sulfide phases like pyrite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite, millerite, and pyrrhotite occur interstitial...alteration. Sulfides comprising millerite and pentlandite are mostly fresh and occur as independent grain...(Table 3). The observed sulfide phases include pentlandite and millerite besides native silver and gold...Chromite deposits occurring near Kondapalle, Krishna district, AP. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 12, 383387. Chaumba...Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography
Report (issue)
gov/images/periodictable.pdf. Cover. Stillwater Mine in south-central Montana, looking southeast. The...Methods......................................N39 Mine Waste Characteristics.........................................................................N42 Mine Closure...........................................sulfide ore exposed in a stope in the Oktyabr’sk Mine in the Talnakh area, Russia.......................N15 Photograph of the UG2 Chromitite at the Karee Mine in the western part of the Bushveld Complex, South
Corporate Document (Series)
Adelaide mine, Dundas {Photo: A Wright] Rear cover: Bismuthinite on quartz and siderite, Princess mine {Photo:...Mount Bischoff {Photo: A. Tuma] Siderite, Renison mine {Photo:]. Leeming] While every care has been taken...and mine locations, Dundas mineral field Geology and major deposits, Heazlewood mineral district ......silver mine are considered unconfirmed, as the authors and other recorded investigations of the mine have...gold. The Cleveland tin deposit, Avebury nickel mine, Colebrook Hill copper-bearing axinite skarn and
Report (issue)
.B3 Graph showing dates associated with all the mine sites on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s...production, U.S. apparent consumption, and U.S. mine production of antimony from 1900 to 2012............................F2 Graph showing world cobalt mine and refinery production and apparent consumption.....................F2 Graph showing world cobalt mine production from 1950 to 2011......................F4. Pie chart showing percentage of world cobalt mine production in 2011, by country.................
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Photomicrograph showing coarse sulphide (pyrrhotite, pentlandite, chalcopyrite), euhedral chromite, serpentinized...Karelia Lukkulaisvaara South Africa Finland Zimbabwe Great Dyke USA Canada Canada Greenland Fiskenaesset...sills with chromitite layers are recognized in the Zimbabwe craton (Prendergast 2008). Mesoarchean stratiform...of the two PGE mines, Stillwater and East Boulder Mine. Abbreviations: CTM Contact Mountain; CRM Chrome...feldspathic olivine gabbronorite, J-M Reef (East Boulder Mine), Olivine-bearing zone I, Lower Banded Series; note
 
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