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Njombe

Occurrence in Iringa, Tanzania with commodities Platinum, Chromium, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038696
MRDS ID M046116
Record type Site
Current site name Njombe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.33457, -9.49761 (WGS84)
Relative position 100 KM SE MBEYA AND WEST OF NJOMBE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iringa(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Iringa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEVEN OUT NINE SAMPLES SHOW PT. THREE ALMOST ECONOMIC, PT ALSO SEENIN SMALL AMOUNTS IN PAN CONCENTRATES OF ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.33457, -9.49761
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Njombe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TEALE, E. O., OATES, F., 1946, TANG. GEOL. DIV., BULL. 16, P. 163

  • Deposit

    STOCKLEY, G.M., 1948, TANG. GEOL. DIV., BULL 18, P. 50 - 51.

  • Deposit

    COLONIAL OFFICE, 1950 IN BEARD(ED) COLONIAL GEOL.& MIN. RES. (LONDON. H.M.S.O., COLONIAL) V.1

  • Deposit

    ISHEGIZE, I.A., NOVEMBER , 1993-MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

  • Deposit

    NDONDE, P.B., NOVEMBER, 1993- MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURRENCE IN BASIC INTRUSIVE SAMPLES
Deposit INFORMATION IN RECORD NO. M046114 HAS BEEN TRANSFERED TO THIS RECORD. M046114 HAS BEEN DELETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

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