Field observations and analysis data for rock samples from Kamativi, Zimbabwe, 2018

This dataset comprises geological field observations, whole-rock geochemical data (ICP-MS) and mineralogical data (XRD, SEM-EDS) for rock samples collected in and around the Kamativi area of Zimbabwe in October 2018. Samples of between 5 and 10 kilograms were collected in the field by a team of British Geological Survey (BGS) geologists. A set of polished thin sections was prepared at the BGS for mineralogical analysis undertaken by experienced analysts using SEM-EDS. A subset of samples was prepared at the BGS for whole-rock geochemical analysis by crushing and milling, the milled powders were sent to an accredited commercial laboratory in Canada for acid digestion and ICP-AES and ICP-MS analysis. A subsample of the powder was used for qualitative XRD analysis at the British Geological Survey. The data were collected to answer a research question about the ‘internal evolution of lithium pegmatites’ and how the mineralogy changes during cooling (i.e. crystallisation). Further details of the work can be found in READ_ME_information_about_analytical_methods_for_Kamativi_Zimbabwe.txt and in Shaw et al. (2022) - https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.2100032

Date (Creation): 2025-03-10

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608395

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

NGDC Deposited Data
Lithium
Pegmatite
ICP spectroscopy

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NGDC Deposited Data

Keywords

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Spatial representation type: Vector

Language: English

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier: ZIMBABWE [id=677000]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier: ZW
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: ZWE
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Begin date: 2018-10-13

End date: 2018-10-17

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

Distribution format

Name	Version
MS Excel
PDF

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor

Distributor contact

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British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item187139	Data

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.5285/0e17ec5a-579b-4e8a-a77c-7e79ec7de67b	Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Other: dataset

Conformance result

Title: INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass: No

Statement: Data in Excel (xlsx) spreadsheets generated using a combination of: X-ray diffraction (XRD); scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS); and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Further details of the work can be found in READ_ME_information_about_analytical_methods_for_Kamativi_Zimbabwe.txt and in Shaw et al. (2022) - https://doi.org/10.3749/canmin.2100032