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Quartz from
Kariba Mine, Zimba District, Southern Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kariba Mine, Zimba District, Southern Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1009032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1009032:1
GUID (UUID V4):a02827d6-2bbc-4fe1-84bf-6039dde249b3
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
47.3km (29.4 miles) Roadcut at 44 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
47.7km (29.6 miles) Unnamed carbonatite dike, Deka, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
52.7km (32.7 miles) Roadcut at 33 km, Hwange-Deka road, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
55.0km (34.2 miles) Mbobo, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
69.2km (43.0 miles) zeolite road cut, Makoyo Pump Station, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
70.9km (44.0 miles) Kamativi Mine, Dete (Dett), Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
71.2km (44.2 miles) Tinde deposit, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
76.3km (47.4 miles) Katembe, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
80.2km (49.8 miles) Marion Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
83.4km (51.8 miles) Elbas Mine, Hwange District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Manuscript The Proterozoic Choma-Kalomo Block, SE Zambia: exotic terrane or a reworked segment of the Zimbabwe...Oberthür, The Proterozoic Choma-Kalomo Block, SE Zambia: exotic terrane or a reworked segment of the Zimbabwe...pertain. 1 The Proterozoic Choma-Kalomo Block, SE Zambia: exotic terrane or a reworked 2 segment of the...1 25 The Choma-Kalomo Block in south-eastern Zambia was hitherto considered as solely 26 Mesoproterozoic...Precambrian terrane located in south-eastern 55 Zambia, consists of a sequence of high-grade metasedimentary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Netherlands Discussion METAMORPHIC PATTERNS IN ZAMBIA AND T H E I R B E A R I N G ON PROBLEMS OF ZAMBIAN...compilation and presentation of the metamorphic map of Zambia which includes some areas of great interest in...Belt of Zambia b u t it fails when employed to complex polymetamorphic areas (Luangwa-Kariba Belt) with...long belt of the Katanga System in the Central Province (Vr~na et al., 1975). It is appreciated that the...(Schreyer, 1977) can be considered as evidence that in Zambia eclogites and whiteschist.~ formed at considerably
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
south-east of the Copperbelt and in the southern part of the Central Province. - - Rec. geol. Surv. N.Rhod., 9...J., & REx, D. C.: Pre-Katangan geochronology of Zambia and adjacent parts of central Africa. - - Can....Urungwe District, metamorphic rocks of different ages intersect in the vicinity of Lake Kariba and a thrust... ~.+ ] 9 r 5 . .i ~ BO .\ r \"J ~-I ZAMBIA t..~ [ Kilometres I,llli Miles s.:E:~+ - -.../// ~ '" BELT Southern Africa ZAMBEZI Fig. 1. Zambezi Orogenic Belt, .southern Africa. Modified
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.^aU I i GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SIMPLIFIED ,J^ljTangonyiko LEGEND □ 200 M^Iq"... In the same series A guide to the Insects of Zambia Elliot Pinhey and Ian Loe A guide to the National...DWoecraite of Zambia by GERALD COORAY, PhD, DIC, FGS Professor of Geology, University of Zambia and ANDREW...PhD Formerly Lecturer in Geology, University of Zambia colour illustrations by GOODFELLOW PHIRI Group...rocks Industrial minerals Outline of the Geology of Zambia 34 14 Radioactive minerals METALLIC MINERALS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zambezi-Damara Belt. Introduction The geology of southern and central Africa is characterised by a number...deformation with that within the Tumbide belt of Zambia, a correlation weakened by both the recognition...locations of places mentioned in the text (S-Shamrocke Mine; CQ-Copper Queen; M-Mwami; R-RukomesheRiver enderbites;... discreditation of the Tumbide event itself in Zambia (Daly et al., 1984). The purpose of this paper...Proterozoic paragneisses Chipisa Chiroti Chitumbi Kariba Z © Escarpment Urungwe Archaean } Silicic biotite
Journal (issue)
symposium, this year ambitiously being held in Kariba with promises of an interesting field trip along...will have a very special symposium this year in Kariba, both in session and on lake! The 20th November...with Karoo lithologies at the west end of Lake Kariba and a further four within the Limpopo Metamorphic...2006) The River Ranch Kimberlite The River Ranch Mine is located 12.5 km west–northwest of the border...This decreased to 421,300 carats in 1997, but the mine was closed in 1998 due to low diamond prices. Bubye
Report (issue)
Nyanga Mountains Mutare region Vumba Mountains Southern Mountains Chimanimani Mountains The Limpopo-Save...Mutare-Vumba region 15 Erosion surfaces of the Southern Mountains 16 The Gona-re-Zhou National Park, Chipinda...Nyanga Mountains Mutare Region Vumba Mountains Southern Mountains Chimanimani Mountains 2 A B C D LIMPOPO-SAVE...occur in the Zambezi Valley and in the Chipinge District, and other less severe movements have been recorded...watershed and margins of the Central Axis. The largest province, the Central Axis, is not a uniform region and
Report (issue)
for views of Wankie Colliery and the Trojan nickel mine, and to the Photographic Section of the Ministry...near Salisbury. facing page 23 IV Trojan Nickel Mine, near Bindura. facing page 33 V The Great Dyke...Complex. VI Chrome seam in the Great Dyke, Vanad Mine. VII Lower Karoo Landscape. No. 1 Colliery, Wankie...4th Edition of the Provisional Geological Map of Southern Rhodesia on a scale of 1 : 1 000 000, was very...Botswana, on the north by the Zambezi River and Zambia, and on the east side by Mozambique. The area of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granulites from the Nyaodza region just east of lake Kariba. These ages confirm an early Proterozoic age for...into the Katangan Belt of metasediments in southern Zambia. The Makuti Group is characterized by a thick...deep structural levels are exposed towards the southern part of the Makuti Group outcrop. As metamorphic...sillimanitebearing gneisses, crop out along the southern margin of the outcrop (Fig. 2). The direct superposition...charnockites from the Nyaodza region southeast of lake Kariba {NY, Fig. 1). Broderick (1976, 1982 ) has described
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Exploration Society of Libya, 65--67, Tripoli 1966. The southern extension of the East African Rift System and...late- and post-Karroo fracture pattern iu eastern southern Africa are shown on a map together with associated...are f o u n d b e t w e e n the R e d Sea and southern Malawi. H o w e v e r , GnEcOnV (1921) who did... J. l:{.VAIL-- The southern extension of the East African Rift System The southern parts of the Rift...Transvaal. However, the information concerning the southern area was based on the reconnaissance work of THIELE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Volcanic Lower Arenaceous Chipisa Chiroti Chitumbi Kariba Escarpment Hurungwe Graphitic shale, some pyritiferous...number of granitoid bodies intruding gneisses in the Kariba area (Figure 2) define an isochron yielding a Rb-Sr...(Figure 2). The mineralogy of the granite is simple (quartz, biotite and feldspar) and both porphyritic and...weak mineral lineation, defined by aggregates of quartz and feldspar, is upright on the foliation and plunges...much larger Proterozoic terrane (the Kgalagadi Province of Hartnady eta!., 1985) extending along the entire
Report (volume)
carbonatites have been reported only in the Okorusu district of Namibia. Fluorspar production from Africa through...where possible, give the name of the deposit or district, location, geologic environment, resources, grade...isometric mineral that is generally associated with quartz, chalcedony, calcite, or barite; sphalerite and...large deposits in Kenya, Morocco, and the Marico district of South Africa. Pipelike bodies of fluorspar...in granite are mined extensively at the Buffalo Mine in South Africa. Contact zones containing fluorspar
Journal (issue)
summarizes the events of the Summer Symposium held in Kariba this year, together with the attendant field trips...was held from the 19th to the 22nd November in Kariba, perfectly organized by Andrew with his wife, Jane...foreign members from South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. On Thursday the field excursion across the Magondi...Karoi and Kariba. On Friday 20th the Symposium itself was held at the Carribea Bay Hotel, in Kariba. Ten communications...re-interpretation of the "Basement Gneisses" around Kariba supported by new geochronological data. Ali comes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MIDDLE PROTEROZOIC CHOMA-KALOMO BLOCK, SOUTHERN ZAMBIA R I C H A R D E. H A N S O N ' , T E R R Y...6Geological Survey Department, P.O. Box 50135, Lusaka (Zambia) (Received October 6, 1987; revision accepted May...the Middle Proterozoic ChomaKalomo block, southern Zambia. Precambrian Res., 42: 39-61. New U-Pb zircon...an extensive Middle Proterozoic terrane in southern Zambia to the south of the Pan-African Zambezi belt...subsequent low-grade Pan-African overprinting along the southern margin of the Zambezi belt. D, in the Choma-Kalomo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
main areas of outcrop of the Deweras Group, a southern outcrop belt around the Munyati and Mupfure rivers...and agglomerates Conglomerates, arkosic arenites, quartz arenites, stromatolitic dolomites, banded iron...groups Lomagundi and Deweras groups to Shamrocke mine (Fig. 2). The northern outcrop belt is subdivided...and Hans mines). 2.1. Southern outcrop belt The Deweras Group in its southern outcrop belt was formerly...and 17. b. Generalized lithostratigraphy of the southern part of the Deweras Group. 258 S. Master et
Journal (issue)
integrated geophysical and geological interpretation of southern Africa. Keynote Address to the Geological Society...2017 ….…. The Proterozoic Choma-Kalomo Block, SE Zambia: Exotic terrane or a reworked segment of the Zimbabwe...Zimbabwe Craton? …………………………..………………. Southern Africa under cover – an integrated geophysical and geological...Lithium Project ……………………………………. Visit to Cam and Motor Mine - 2 December 2017 …………………………… NEWS Geology Department...apart from his earlier role as a topographic and mine surveyor. Tim Broderick 3 Geological Society of
Other Paper
Appendix II-2 Structure of Mineral Rights in Zambia Type of Right Place of Application Required Documents...Countries Prospecting (Exploration) Country Zambia Duration for approval 2 years, twice renewable...Feasibility Study Mine construction Stage Exploration Exploration West Central Zambia 265km northeast...37-year mine life. Appendix II-5 (1) Mineral Development and Exploration Projects in Zambia 1 84...Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources (UK) Copper Commodity
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Provenance of Passive-Margin Sand (Southern Africa) Author(s): Eduardo Garzanti, Pieter Vermeesch, Marta...Conditions Provenance of Passive-Margin Sand (Southern Africa) Eduardo Garzanti,1,* Pieter Vermeesch...and geochemical signatures of river sands across southern Africa. We single out the several factors that...Passive-margin sands have two first-cycle sources. Quartz and feldspars with amphibole, epidote, garnet,...zircons mirror the orogenic events that affected southern Africa since the Archean. Damara (0.5–0.6 Ga)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
control on the composition of tropical river mud (southern Africa) Eduardo Garzanti a,⁎, Marta Padoan a,...fine-grained sediments transported by all major rivers of southern Africa, including the Zambezi, Okavango, Limpopo...sediments sourced in humid subequatorial Angola and Zambia. After subtracting the effects of recycling and...mirror faithfully the tectonic structure of the southern African continent. Isotopic tools thus represent...climatic conditions (Borges et al., 2008). Tropical southern Africa is perfectly suited for such an investigation
Journal (issue)
A stretch of rocky coastline near the Rio Marina mine on the Isle of Elba: great mineralhunting terrain...hunt. The terrain is easy and you may well find quartz, jasper and flint. • Quarries are another good...your own. QUARTZ CRYSTALS Not all mineral samples are so difficult to come by - isolated quartz crystals...beach deposits around the coast of Britain include quartz and related silica minerals like flint, jasper...Just, granite pegmatites can be seen and large quartz and feldspar samples can be found with accessory
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reconstruct the extent of the 1100 ± 200 m.y. events in southern Africa. 1. I N T R O D U C T I O N S t r u c...underlie a sequence of m e t a p s a m m i t e s at Kariba [11]; and (ii) the Mkwihi Series, which unconformably..."lower" biotite p a r a g n e i s s e s of the Kariba a r e a with the P i r i w i r i Series to the...overlying P s a m m i t e Group. The c r i t i c a l Kariba region is c u r r e n t l y being studied by M...c m in l e n g t h , s e t in a m a t r i x of quartz, sericitised plagioclase, biotite and muscovite:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
UNRUG Department of Geology, University of Zambia, Lusaka (Zambia) (Received March 19, 1982; revision accepted...Res., 21: 181--196. The Mwembeshi Fault Zone in Zambia separates the Lufilian Arc and the Zambezi Belt...of the Pan-African mobile zone that traverses southern Africa. REGIONAL SETTING The belt of Pan-African...Pan-African deformation, extending across southern Africa between the Congo Craton in the north and the Kalahari...and Botswana with the Lufilian Arc of southern Zaire and Zambia (Cahen and Snelling, 1966; Clifford, 1967
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TRIAD 73 H. C. M. Whiteside THe ANORTHOSITE OF SOUTHERN ANGOLA: A REVIEW OF PRESENT DaTA 89 E. S. W...PEGMATITES FROM OROGENIC BELTS OF EQUATORIAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA 157 O. Von Knorring LATE PALAEOZOIC TO...RELATIONSHIP OF THE MALAWI CARBONATITEALKALINE PROVINCE AND THE LUPATA-LEBOMBO VOLCANICS 237 A, R. Woolley...Gass 14 THE EVOLUTION OF THE TIBESTI VOLCANIC PROVINCE, EASTERN SAHARA P. M., Vincent : 15 THE STRUCTURAL...concentrations. Such was the study of the Nuanetsi Igneous Province in Rhodesia. The ring complexes there appeared
Journal (issue)
. . . . . . Flow Phenomena in Carbonatites in Southern Nyasaland. By M. S. Garson, B.Sc., F.G.S., Ge... 287 '' Kariba Gorge, Rhodesia. Geological Map and Plate XIV 288 Section . . . . . . Kariba Gorge: Upstream...Upstream End . . . . 292 Plate XV '' Kariba Gorge: Proposed Dam Site 292 Plate XVI • '' 292 Plate XVII...303 304 305 Flow Phenomenain Carbonatites in Southern Nyasaland Plate I Plate II Plate III Text-fig... Tundulu . '' Locality Map of Carbonatites in Southern Nyasaland page Linear Parallelism of Magnetite
Journal (issue)
this arc even further, into the Malani Igneous Province of Rajasthan, in northwest India. Our paleomagnetic...regions to the north of the Magondi Belt, in eastern Zambia, NW Mozambique and western Malawi. He noted that...Lusandwa groups of the “Mozambique Belt” of eastern Zambia, namely quartzo-feldspathic metaarkose with interbedded...correlations implied that the region of eastern Zambia could have been a northern continuation of the...Eastern Province of Zambia, across the Zambezia Province of Mozambique into the Chipata District of Malawi
 
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