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Shorzha

Producer in Armenia with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085858
MRDS ID W701626
Record type Site
Current site name Shorzha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.30139, 40.49846 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Armenia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Armenia

Comments on the location information

  • THE SHORZHA CHROMITE-BEARING MASSIF IS LOCATED IN THE KRASNOSEL'SK REGION OF ARMENIA, ON THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF LAKE SEVAN, NEAR SHORZHA. THE MASSIF INCLUDES MORE THAN TEN SMALL DEPOSITS AND ORE-SHOWS OF CHROMITES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Spinel Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.30139, 40.49846
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMIRNOV, V.I., ED., 1977, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE USSR: LONDON, PITMAN PUBLISHING, VOL. I, P. 210

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1994 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

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