Palestro

Unknown in Alger, Algeria with commodity Barium-Barite
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 10280559
MAS/MILS ID 7210050002
Record type Site
Current site name Palestro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 3.60179, 36.56591 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alger(province)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Algeria Alger

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 3.60179, 36.56591

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, NICOLAS, 1965. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA:

  • Deposit

    ELSEVIER PUBLISHING CO., P. 57, PP. 405-406.

  • Deposit

    ALGER: R.A.F. AERONAUTICAL CHART, EDITION 1-GSGS, MAP 346C

  • Deposit

    SERIES 1404. SCALE 1:500,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DE KUN MENTIONS AS PRODUCER-1965. UP-TO-DATE STATUS UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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