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Bur Roborugei Occurrence

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011837
MRDS ID D006986
Record type Site
Current site name Bur Roborugei Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.11777, 2.53469 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.11777, 2.53469
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, R.J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND): U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MISSION (T.A. 45-125) REPORT, 83 P

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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