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Garies

Occurrence in South Africa with commodity Wollastonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023259
MRDS ID I000058
Record type Site
Current site name Garies
Related records 10158600

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.08494, -30.49657 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Vesuvianite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Namaqualand Massif
    Rock description Namaqualand Massif
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.08494, -30.49657
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS ARE ENCLOSED BY THE GRANITIC-GNEISSIC ROCKS AND ARE PROBABLY THE REMNANTS OF A LIME-RICH SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE. THE AGE OF METAMORPHISM IS APPROXIMATELY 1000-1100 MA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Wollastonite Wol 50 wt-pct Wollastonite Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 114 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANDREWS, 1970.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WOLLASTONITE OUTCROPS ON, OR NEAR, THE LELIE FONTEIN IN A NARROW NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING VALLEY. THREE LOCALITIES: 2 ABOUT 0.25 MI APART, THE THIRD 1.5 MI SOUTH. NO. 1 IS 165 FT LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 165 FT WIDE. NO. 2 IS 340 FT LONG AND 50 FT WIDE. BOTH ARE IRREGULAR MASSES OF UNKNOWN THICKNESS. NO. 3 CONSISTS OF 3 SMALL SUBLENTICULAR BODIES OF INFERIOR GRADE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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