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Mrima Hill

Occurrence in Kenya 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003890
MRDS ID AD00266
Record type Site
Current site name Mrima Hill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 37.85906, 0.5314 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 65KM SOUTH WEST OF MOMBASA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RARE EARTH MINERALS IN CARBONATITE BELOW MN UNIT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Hausmannite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Goethite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 37.85906, 0.5314
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED
    Thickness 4M
    Length 1500M
    Width 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PULFREY, W., 1956 MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN KENIA MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2 : 197 - 201.

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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