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Tshweneng Hills

Occurrence in Botswana with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003696
MRDS ID AD00017
Record type Site
Current site name Tshweneng Hills
Alternate or previous names Tswapong Hills

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 26.00144, -21.99681 (WGS84)
Relative position BETWEEN LERALA AND MATLHAKOLA, NEAR PALAPYE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE OF 21 ANALYSES
Result MNO2 52.3%, SIO2 24.5%, FE203 13.2%, P2O5 0.4%, LOL 8.0%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 26.00144, -21.99681
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LAYERS, SEAMS
    Thickness 0.01M
    Length 40000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Arenaceous Unit Near Top Of Selika Formation

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION OVERLIES (UNCONFORMABLY) PREC. ROCKS; IS ITSELF OVERLAIN (UNCONF) BY 300 M.Y. OLD ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Discoverer Green, Botswana Geological Survey

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEY, R.M., 1980. STRATIFORM MANGANESE MINERALISATION IN THE PALAPYE GROUP CENTRAL-EASTERN BOTSWANA. PROC 5TH SYMP. IAGOD, 607-617

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STRIKE IS GIVEN FOR THE MAJOR FAULT OF THE AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY AFFECTED BY EXTENSIVE FAULTING
Deposit DUPLICATE AD00016 DELETED

Reporter information

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

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