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Salawel Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011798
MRDS ID D006939
Record type Site
Current site name Salawel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.13441, 10.03399 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.13441, 10.03399
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNT, J.A., 1951, A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE 1944-1950: CROWN AGENTS, LONDON, 203 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALTERED MN-GARNET RICH PEGMATITE ESTIMATE 4 MILLION TONS MANGANESE SILICATE

Reporter information

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

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

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