A Petrographic & Geochemical Study of the Tin Bearing Pegmatites

The Masuku Mission area is located in Choma district of southern province of Zambia. It is underlain by lithostratigraphic units of the Mesoproterozoic age Choma-Kalomo Block which is part of the southern extension of the Irimide Mobile Belt. Geological events in the Choma-Kalomo Block are dated between 1600 and 950Ma. Pegmatites of the study area are part of the Sn-bearing pegmatites of the Choma-Kalomo Tinbelt of Southern Province Zambia and are an important potential source for tin tantalum gemstones and Rare Earth Elements (REE).