Transkei Coast

Occurrence in South Africa with commodity Zirconium
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000829
MRDS ID ISM0692
Record type District
Current site name Transkei Coast
Alternate or previous names Kobongaba, Wavecrest, Sandy Point

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.51824, -32.57968 (WGS84)
Relative position TOTAL STRIKE LENGTH OF DEPOSITION IS APPROXIMATELY 17KM. ELEVATION: 20 M A.S.L.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.51824, -32.57968

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAMMERBECK, E.C.I., 1976, TITANIUM. IN COETZEE, C.B., ED., MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA (5TH EDITION): SOUTH AFRICAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HANDBOOK 7, P. 221-226.

Beyond USGS

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