| Deposit ID | 10159316 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7880050001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marangaka Plateau |
| Geographic coordinates: | 48.72603, -14.16389 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1570 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antsiranana(province)
Madagascar(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Madagascar | Antsiranana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 48.72603, -14.16389 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7880050001 |
PATTERSON, S.H. WORLD BAUXITE RESERVES AND ALUMINUM RESOURC-
ES, U.S.G.S., BULL. 1228, 1967 , P.85.
MURDOCK, T.G., MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MALAGASY REPUBLIC,
BU MINES IC 8196, 1963, PP.85-86.
DMA SERIES 1301 MAP, SHEET SC,SD-39, SCALE 1:1,000,000
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLATEAU ELEVATION RANGES FROM 1460 TO 1680 M ABOVE SEA-LEVEL FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE DEPOSITS WITH THICKNESS OF 0.5 TO 6.3 M. MUCH OF BAUXITE OCCURS AS POROUS AND PISOLITIC FERRUGINOUS CONCRETIONS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT FINE-GRAINED FERRUGINOUS ROCK. SOME MASSIVE BAUXITE BLOCKS PRESENT MURDOCK SAYS SEVERAL TABULAR AREAS OVERLYING BASALTIC FLOWS AT AROUND 1,700 M ELEV. 25 MILES N OF BEALANANA. CODED CO-ORDINATES ARE OF A POINT 26 MILES N OF BEALANANA AND 4 MILES W OF ANDELAKALA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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