Iyobo Magnesite

Unknown in Dodoma, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280283
MAS/MILS ID 7830150004
Record type Site
Current site name Iyobo Magnesite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.92121, -5.49793 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dodoma(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Dodoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.92121, -5.49793

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 30M
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM I P 101

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.