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Ardeh Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Barium-Barite
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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 10011870
MRDS ID D007040
Record type Site
Current site name Ardeh Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.13441, 10.16732 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result 61 PERCENT BARIUM OXIDE,

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.13441, 10.16732
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 437.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARQUHARSON, M. A., 1924, FIRST REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BRITISH SOMALILAND: WATERLOW AND SONS LTD., LONDON, 53 P

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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