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Otse

Occurrence in Botswana with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003684
MRDS ID AD00004
Record type Site
Current site name Otse

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.53479, -24.99667 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wad Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.53479, -24.99667
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALDOCK, J.W. (ED), 1977. RESOURCES INVENTORY OF BOTSWANA : METALLIC MINERALS, MINERAL FUELS AND DIAMONDS. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BOTSWANA, MIN. RES. REPORT, 4: 40-4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BRECCIAS CONTAIN MANGANIFEROUS BOULDERS, WHICH MAY HAVE PROVIDED THE MANGANESE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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