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Dananjieh Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 10011785
MRDS ID D006912
Record type Site
Current site name Dananjieh Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.03441, 10.23397 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.03441, 10.23397
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N 70 W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 65 NE
    Thickness 6M
    Length 550M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 15M
    Overall depth 18M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNT, J.A., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE BERBERA-SHEIKH AREA, BERBERA AND BURAO DISTRICTS: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT NO. 4, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, MINERAL AND GROUNDWATER SURVEY-SOMALIA: UNITED NATIONS REPORT, 133 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GALENA IS DISSEMINATED IN QUARTZ FLUORITE VEINS THAT ALSO CONTAIN BARITE AND SPARCE APATITE. VEINS OCCUR IN FAULT ZONE IN SCHIST AND METAPSAMMITE.

Reporter information

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

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