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Chaumba, Jeff (2017) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 7 (7) 127 doi:10.3390/min7070127

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TitleHydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry
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AuthorsChaumba, JeffAuthor
Year2017 (July 22)Volume7
Issue7
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Full ReferenceChaumba, Jeff (2017) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 7 (7) 127 doi:10.3390/min7070127
Plain TextChaumba, Jeff (2017) Hydrothermal Alteration in the Main Sulfide Zone at Unki Mine, Shurugwi Subchamber of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Evidence from Petrography and Silicates Mineral Chemistry. Minerals, 7 (7) 127 doi:10.3390/min7070127
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Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabwe

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Unki Mine, Shurugwi District, Midlands, Zimbabweⓘ Actinolite, ⓘ Anthophyllite, ⓘ Apatite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Chromite, ⓘ Chromitite, ⓘ Clinochlore, ⓘ Diabantite, ⓘ Diopside, ⓘ Enstatite, ⓘ Gabbronorite, ⓘ Gedrite, Hornblende, ⓘ K Feldspar, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Pennine, ⓘ Phlogopite, ⓘ Pigeonite, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pycnochlorite, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyroxene Group, ⓘ Pyroxenite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Talc, ⓘ Tremolite, ⓘ Tschermakite, ⓘ Websterite, ⓘ Zircon

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