| Deposit ID | 10094418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006919 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hammas Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | 44.83442, 10.10066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somalia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Somalia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | VEIN SAMPLES CONTAIN 96 TO 98 PERCENT SILICA |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | 44.83442, 10.10066 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 30M |
| Length | 40M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006919 |
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1970, MINERAL AND GROUNDWATER SURVEY-SOMALIA: UNITED NATIONS REPORT, 133 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ HAS GOOD PIEZO-ELECTRIC PROPERTIES. SWARM OF QUARTZ VEINS WITH MINOR FELDSPAR AND SPARCE CASSITERITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Greenwood, William R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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