Diaouala

Occurrence in Cote D'Ivoire with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. 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 10003884
MRDS ID AD00257
Record type Site
Current site name Diaouala

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.46522, 10.10086 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 70KM NORTH EAST OF KORHOGO, CENTRAL NORTH IVORY COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cote D'Ivoire(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Cote D'Ivoire

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Spessartite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.46522, 10.10086

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR IN GONDITE, DISSEMINATED CONCRETIONARY IN LATERITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PUTZER,H., 1968 DIE MANGAN - ERZLAGERSTAETTE MOKTA, ELFENBEINKUSTE ALS BEISPIEL FUER LATERITISCHE VERWITTERUNGSLAGERSTAETTEN IN DEN TROPEN. ERZBERGBAU UND METALLHUETTENWESEN, 21/10 : 467-471.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Bolton, B.R.; Pracejus, B.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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