Aminius Sepiolite Deposit

Prospect in Namibia with commodity Bentonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023450
MRDS ID I000420
Record type Site
Current site name Aminius Sepiolite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 19.7515, -23.49681 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHEAST OF GOBABIS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sepiolite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 19.7515, -23.49681

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1989, NAMIBIAN RETURN: V. 313, NO. 8038, P. 226

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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