| Deposit ID | 10011874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Durdur Ad Tug |
| Geographic coordinates: | 43.60111, 10.23398 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Somalia(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Somalia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Oil Shale | Ore |
| Result | 10.3 GAL PER TON OF CRUDE OIL |
|---|---|
| Result | 6.6 GAL PER TON OF CRUDE OIL |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bihen Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Bihen Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | 43.60111, 10.23398 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Dip | SHALLOW DIPPING |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007046 |
FARQUHARSON, M. A., 1924, FIRST REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BRITISH SOMALILAND: WATERLOW AND SONS LTD., LONDON, 53 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPORTED TO BE LARGE THICKNESS OF KEROGENOUS SHALE NEAR BASE OF JURASSIC ROCKS. |
| Deposit | SHALE MEMBERS IN BIHEN LIMESTONE CONTAIN OIL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Greenwood, William R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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