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Ranaka Quartz Vein

Occurrence in Botswana with commodity Silica
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023454
MRDS ID I000437
Record type Site
Current site name Ranaka Quartz Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.41813, -24.92169 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 KM W OF RANAKA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE QUARTZ IS HEAVILY IRON-STAINED AND TOO IMPURE FOR GLASS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Kanye Volcanics
    Rock description Kanye Volcanics

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.41813, -24.92169
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 50000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 95 wt-pct Silica Major 1985

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 THE QUARTZ VEIN FORMS A HILL AND CAN BE TRACED ALONG STRIKE FOR 200 M. THE WIDTH OF THE VEIN VARIES FROM 5 TO 10 M.

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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