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Dikolakolane

Producer in Botswana with commodity Clay
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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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023453
MRDS ID I000436
Record type Site
Current site name Dikolakolane

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 24.89729, -24.0634 (WGS84)
Relative position ADJACENT TO DIKOLAKOLANE RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Kaolinite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) 24.89729, -24.0634
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GWOSDZ, W., 1985, A REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN THE GABORONE-LOBATSE-KANYE-MOLEPOLOLE AREA: BOTSWANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 8, 157 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    GWOSDZ, 1985.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLOOD PLAIN SEDIMENTS OF THE DIKOLAKOLANE RIVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. 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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