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Arargob Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011781
MRDS ID D006906
Record type Site
Current site name Arargob Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 49.98433, 11.33386 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 12 KM SOUTHEAST OF CANDALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Tisje Formation
    Rock description Tisje Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 49.98433, 11.33386
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N43w

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • FORMATION DESCRIBED BY AZZAROLI AND FOIS, 1964

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 12M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS AS LONG AS 12 M AND AS DEEP AS 3 M. ONE TUNNEL 3 M LONG. WORKINGS IRREGULARLY SPACED OVER 1.5 KM ALONG RANGE FRONT.

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED AND EXPLORED BY COMINA PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, R.J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND): U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MISSION (T.A. 45-125) REPORT, 83P.

  • Deposit

    AZZAROLI, A., AND FOIS, V., 1964, GEOLOGICAL OUTLINES OF THE NORTHERN END OF THE HORN OF AFRICA: 22 INT. GEOL. CONGRESS, NEW DELHI, V. 4, P. 293-314.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR MASSES OF BARITE REPLACING LIMESTONE ALONG FAULT ZONE. SUBORDINATE VEINS OF BARITE. BARITE CONTAINS MINOR GALENA PODS. BARITE OCCURS FOR SEVERAL MILES ALONG FAULT ZONE.
Deposit SPARCE AND ERRATICLY DISTRIBUTED GALENA DOES NOT JUSTIFY FURTHER EXPLORATION FOR PB, ZN, OR AG. BARITE DESERVES ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

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