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Daouna Beri

Occurrence in Mali with commodity Diatomite
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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 10023759
MRDS ID I001500
Record type Site
Current site name Daouna Beri
Alternate or previous names Le Daouna Behri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.19851, 16.38792 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Comments on the location information

  • 22 KM SOUTH OF L. FAGUIBINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Opal Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.19851, 16.38792
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT COVERS AREA OF ABOUT 176 SQUARE KM AND EXTENDS 34 KM E-W. DIATOMITE IS POROUS AND OF VARYING COLOR; COMMONLY HORIZONTAL. BLK DIT IS V. "CHARBONNEUSES" AND FRIABLE .

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAIGA, OUSMANE, 1982, CARTOGRAPHIE DES GISEMENTS DE DIATOMITE AU SUD DU LAC FAGUIBINE: REPUBLIQUE DU MALI, MINISTERE DE L'ELEVAGE ET DES EAUX ET FORETS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ZOOTECHNIQUE FORESTIERE ET HYDROBIOLOGIQUE, PROJET INVENTAIRE DES RESSOURCES TERRESTRES PUBICATION 4, 15 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POROSITY 90-92% ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Wells, Tina M. (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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