| Deposit ID | 10011790 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006918 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jessoma Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | 45.76773, 4.05122 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somalia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Somalia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 48 TO 61 PERCENT FE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jesomma Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Jesomma Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | 45.76773, 4.05122 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006918 |
HOLMES, R.J., 1954, A RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOMALIA (FORMER ITALIAN SOMALILAND): U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MISSION (T.A. 45-125) REPORT, 83 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FE CONCENTRATION RESULTS FROM LATERITIC WEATHERING OF JESOMMA SANDSTONE. THICKNESS RANGES FROM 30 CM TO 1 M. |
| Deposit | FE DEPOSIT IS THIN AND ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED. THIS LOCALITY IS NOT ECONOMIC. HOWEVER THICKER LATERITE DEPOSITS MAY BE PRESERVED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Greenwood, William R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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