Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
GangueBiotite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Migmatite,Amphibolite,Serpentinite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
Tectonic settingArch Greenstone Belt-- Zimbabwean Craton
AlterationSerpentinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1943-1946, 1967-1973, 1978-1980, OTHERS?
First production1965
Last production1980
Identification
Deposit ID10102236
MRDS IDI010155
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-19.49691, 33.00133
References
CILEK, V.G., 1989, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MOZAMBIQUE: CZECH GEOLOGICAL OFFICE SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 326 PCILEK, 1989.