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Wiget Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Lead, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011794
MRDS ID D006925
Record type Site
Current site name Wiget Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.13441, 10.10066 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.13441, 10.10066
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N 20 To 30 E Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 6M
    Length 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PALLISTER, J.W., 1959, SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE: ANNUAL REPORT OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APRIL 1958-MARCH 1959: CROWN AGENTS, LONDON.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PALLISTER (1959) REPORTS PRECAMBRIAN AGE FOR GALENA DISSEMINATED IN FAULT ZONE IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE HORNFELS

Reporter information

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

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