Magar Occurrence

Occurrence in Somalia with commodities Lead, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090845
MRDS ID D007028
Record type Site
Current site name Magar Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.61769, 11.01723 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.61769, 11.01723

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N70w

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GREENWOOD, J. E. G. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE LAS KHOREH - ELAYU AREA, ERIGAVO DISTRICT: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT NO. 3, 36 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN FAULT ELSEWHERE CUTTING JURASSIC ROCKS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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