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Taupone

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003688
MRDS ID AD00008
Record type Site
Current site name Taupone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.2348, -25.03001 (WGS84)
Relative position 12 KM FROM KGWAKGWE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.2348, -25.03001
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

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

Reporter information

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

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

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