Merkerstein Hill Deposit

Past Producer in Arusha, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10158891
MAS/MILS ID	7830050001
Record type	Site
Current site name	Merkerstein Hill Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	36.5012, -2.72627 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arusha(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Tanzania	Arusha

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Magnesite	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Magnesite	Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	36.5012, -2.72627	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Field	Value
Type of Orebody #1	FISSURE VEIN
Shape of Orebody #1	UNKNOWN
Type of Orebody #2	SHEAR ZONE
Primary mode of Origin	UNKNOWN
Primary Ore Control	FRACTURING
Secondary Ore Control	LITHOLOGY
Degree of Wallrock Alter.	UNKNOWN
Type of Wallrock Alter. #1	UNKNOWN
Date of Last Modification	780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface
Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1950

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7830050001

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM NO 1 PART 4 P 100

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	27-FEB-1984	Unknown	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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