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The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a solid magnesium halide supported metallocene catalyst having a transition metal selected from the group consisting of IIIB, IVB, VB and VIB of the periodic table, which comprises preparing a slurry of magnesium metal in an electron donor solvent; heating the slurry of magnesium metal to 0.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. for a period of 10 minutes to 4 hr.; adding a dihaloalkane compound to said slurry to obtain a homogeneous solution of a support (solution A); separately preparing a solution of a metallocene compound in the same electron donor solvent as solution A (solution B); heating the solution B to 0.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. for a period ranging between 10 minutes and 1 hr., adding solution B to solution A over a period ranging between 10 minutes to 2 hrs. while maintaining the temperature in the range of 0 to 50.degree. C. to obtain a homogeneous solution; cooling the resultant homogeneous solution to room temperature under an inert atmosphere; pouring the reaction mixture into a liquid hydrocarbon medium in which all the components will be partly or completely insoluble to precipitate the solid catalyst; separating the solid catalyst precipitated, washing the solid catalyst with a hydrocarbon solvent; and drying the solid catalyst under vacuum at a temperature ranging between 0 to 50.degree. C.

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