| Deposit ID | 10011789 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Guiba Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | 42.66778, -0.26505 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somalia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Somalia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE CONTAINS 15 PERCENT TITANIUM OXIDE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | 42.66778, -0.26505 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Length | 2500M |
| Width | 200M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006917 |
HOLMES, R.J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND): U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE JISSION (T.A. 45-125) REPORT, 83 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAND BAR CONTAINS BLACK SAND CONCENTRATIONS. OTHER BLACK SAND CONCENTRATIONS ARE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE RIVER MOUTH. |
| Deposit | HOLMES (1954) RECOMMENDS FURTHER EXPLORATION OF TITANIUM-RICH PLACERS IN THIS AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Greenwood, William R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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