Dowa

Prospect in Malawi with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207611
MAS/MILS ID 7970050001
Record type Site
Current site name Dowa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.91797, -13.66399 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.91797, -13.66399

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N., THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO., NEW YORK, 1965, P.517.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 46 KM LONG, 1.6 KM WIDE BAND OF QUARTZ-FELDSPAR GNEISS CONTAINING UP TO 10-20 % GRAPHITE. FLAKES WITH DIA. OF 1-2 MM WITH INTERLAMINATED BIOTITE CONTAMINATIONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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