Bitincke, Albania

Occurrence in Albania with commodities Nickel, Iron, Chromium, Cobalt

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10079619
MRDS ID	W029662
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bitincke, Albania

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	20.73513, 40.63213 (WGS84)
Relative position	NEAR KOERCE, SOUTH OF TREN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Albania

Comments on the location information

SOUTHERN ALBANIA, NEAR GREECE BORDER

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary
Iron	Primary
Chromium Critical	Secondary
Cobalt Critical	Secondary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Rock unit name

Serpentinites

Rock description

Serpentinites

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1)	20.73513, 40.63213	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Local
Structure description	Faults S-N-Striking, Minor Faults Sw-Ne. Displacements Up To 50 M

Ore body information

General form BLANKET, PINCH & SWELL

Thickness 4M

General form	BLANKET, PINCH & SWELL
Thickness	4M

Comments on the geologic information

EO SEDIMENTS (300 M THICK) TRANSGRESSIVE OVER LATERITES. SERPENTINIZATION OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OCCURED PROBABLY DURING CRET.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W029662

Bibliographic references

Analytical Data

SRC.REF: MERTKE, M. 1963 (F1)
Deposit

MERTKE, M. 1963: DER GEOLOGISCHE BAU UND DIE ERZTYPEN DER FE-NI-LAGERSTAETTE BITINCKE (ALBANIEN); ZEITSCHR. ANGEW. GEOLOGIE (1963) HEFT 4
Deposit

HIESSLEITNER, G., 1951/52: SERPENTIN- UND CHROMERZGEOLOGIE DER BALKANHALBINSSEL. JAHRB. GEOL. BUNDESANSTALT, SONDERBAND, WIEN 1951/52

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1978	Krauss, Ulrich H.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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