Lake Afrera

Prospect in Tigray* [Tigre], Ethiopia with commodity Halite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023850
MRDS ID	I005008
Record type	Site
Current site name	Lake Afrera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	40.50117, 13.25039 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tigray* [Tigre](province)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ethiopia	Tigray* [Tigre]

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Halite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Halite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	40.50117, 13.25039	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I005008

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1994, MINERAL WEALTH OF ETHIOPIA--TANTALUM, SODA ASH, POTASH, NICKEL AND PLATINUM: V. 83 , NO. 47, P. 5-7

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	14-DEC-1994	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.