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Wai-Wai Occurrence

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Quartz
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011817
MRDS ID D006962
Record type Site
Current site name Wai-Wai Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 43.66778, 10.21732 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 43.66778, 10.21732
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DANIELS, J.L., 1960, MINERALS AND ROCKS OF HARHEISA AND BORAMA DISTRICTS: SOMALILAND BRITISH PROTECTORATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES PAMPHLET NO. 3, 25 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLEAR QUARTZ

Reporter information

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

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

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