Murrapane

Producer in Zambezia, Mozambique with commodities Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium)
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 10207907
MAS/MILS ID 7870450006
Record type Site
Current site name Murrapane

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 38.40122, -15.82212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambezia(province)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mozambique Zambezia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 38.40122, -15.82212

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301, SHEET SD-37, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    SERVICOS DE GEOLOGIA E MINAS DE MOCAMBIQUE, 1958. CARTA

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICA DE MOCAMBIQUE. NOTICIA EXPLICATIVA DA FOLHA

  • Deposit

    SUL-D-37. ALTO LIGHONHA-MURRUPULA.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN, N. 1965. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA. ELSEVIER

  • Deposit

    PUBL. CO. N. Y., PP. 487-488.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 43 KM SSE OF ALTO LIGONHA, 19 KM SE OF MUIANE. PEGMATITE WITH 300 M LENGTH ALONG N 80 DEGREE EAST DIRECTION AND ALMOST VERTICAL DIP TO THE NORTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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