Mterikati Pegmatite

Unknown in Zimbabwe 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304859
MAS/MILS ID 7960100025
Record type Site
Current site name Mterikati Pegmatite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.09135, -17.08709 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zimbabwe(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zimbabwe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.09135, -17.08709

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00W
    Dip 86E
    Length 216M
    Width 12M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N00W:86E
    Date of Last Modification 820622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Urungwe

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA V69 1966

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.