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Afka Dehemid Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  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 10011830
MRDS ID D006976
Record type Site
Current site name Afka Dehemid Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.70107, 10.01733 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.70107, 10.01733
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GELLATLY, D.C., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE LAS DUREH AREA, BURAO DISTRICT: SOMALIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT NO. 6, 40 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTIMATE 25,000 TONS RELATIVELY PURE TALC

Reporter information

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

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