Infero Occurrence

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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 10090860
MRDS ID D007077
Record type Site
Current site name Infero Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.56769, 11.06722 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.56769, 11.06722

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SUBSURFACE BRINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GREENWOOD, J.E-G.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE LAS KHOREH=ELAYU AREA, ERIGAVO DISTRICT: SOMALILAND BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT NO. 3, 36P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNDERLIES MUCH OF QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE ARE EXPECTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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