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Galangalo Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Barium-Barite, Iron
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094417
MRDS ID D006916
Record type Site
Current site name Galangalo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 49.751, 11.46718 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE CONTAINS 66 PERCENT FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 49.751, 11.46718
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N10w

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N10W
    Dip 90
    Thickness 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • HORIZONTAL ADIT 15 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, R.J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND): U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MISSION (T.A. 45-125) REPORT, 83 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BARITE-IRON OXIDE VEINS FILL FAULT CRUSH ZONE IN EOCENE LIMESTONE, FE NOT WORTH ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION.

Reporter information

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

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