Black and Beautiful

Existing along a 430 km long crack in the craton across Zimbabwe is the famous rock crystals; resulting in the formation of gabbros and the mineral rich peridotites of the Great Dyke, the country's giant black diamond.

The Great Dyke is a linear feature that trends nearly north-south through the centre of Zimbabwe passing on to the west of Harare. It consists of a band of short, narrow ridges and hills spanning for about 515 km.

The dyke, with a width of 3-12 km, extends about 530 km across Zimbabwe and is extremely rich in platinum and chromium deposits which support Zimbabwe's economy.

Today Zimbabwe boasts of its giant black diamond, the Great Dyke.

 

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Thanks for reminding us of

Submitted by Ronald Karongora (Australia) (not verified) on Mon, 10/09/2007 - 09:38.

Thanks for reminding us of home. Your pieces on tourist destinations are good. They always make me remember what I miss about Zim. Thanks