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Guettara

Occurrence in Algeria with commodities Manganese, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003681
MRDS ID AD00001
Record type Site
Current site name Guettara
Alternate or previous names Djebel Guettara

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 2.63402, 28.16286 (WGS84)
Relative position 180KM SSW OF BECHAR, OUGARTA MOUNTAIN RANGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Manganite Ore
Polianite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Spessartite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Laumontite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE TYPE 1: 47.4% MN, 0.51% AS ORE TYPE 2 : 42% MN, 4.25% AS WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF BOTH ORE TYPES : 45.8% MN, 1.6% AS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 2.63402, 28.16286
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dykes Cross-Cutting Sedimentary Rocks

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR, DISCONTINUOUS
    Depth to top 20M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1953
Discoverer Bureau De Recherches Mineres De L'Algerie

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUCAS, G 1956 GISEMENT ET INDICES DE MANGANESE SYMPOSIUM SOBRE YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO, 2:123-130 HEFLIK W., 1989, TILASITE QUARTZ LAUMONTITE ASSOCIATION FROM A MANGANESE DEPOSIT AT DJEBEL, GUETTARA, NORTHERN ALGERIA. BULL OF THE POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCES, 37/1-2:94-102

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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