Kohimena 400 Prospect

Prospect in Madagascar with commodity Beryllium
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 10304743
MAS/MILS ID 7880150005
Record type Site
Current site name Kohimena 400 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 46.53439, -16.63031 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 46.53439, -16.63031

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT, UNIV.OF IDAHO, 1976.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED 3-5 KM NW OF MALAKIALINA. PEGMATITE MEASURES 150X15 M. QUARTZ CORE IS 10 M IN DIAMETER QUARTZ CORE CONTAINS BERYL PRISMS 20-30 CM IN LENGTH, ESPECIALLY AT BORDER OF THE CORE.

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.