Mine detail: Mavita

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Location

Lat / long:

-19.49691, 33.00133

Resource(N)

Primary:	Asbestos
Tertiary:	Talc-Soapstone
Ore:	Talc
Gangue:	Biotite, Tremolite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1943-1946, 1967-1973, 1978-1980, OTHERS?
First production started:	1965
Last production ended:	1980

Geology

Host type:	Schist,Migmatite,Amphibolite,Serpentinite
Associated type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock
Tectonic:	Arch Greenstone Belt-- Zimbabwean Craton
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization, Silicification

References

MRDS	I010155
DEP	10102236
Reference	{Deposit:: CILEK, V.G., 1989, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MOZAMBIQUE: CZECH GEOLOGICAL OFFICE SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 326 P}{Production:: CILEK, 1989.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.