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Le Daouna Keina

Occurrence in Mali with commodity Diatomite
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023768
MRDS ID I001509
Record type Site
Current site name Le Daouna Keina
Alternate or previous names Includes Daokore

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.12351, 16.50041 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mali(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Mali

Comments on the location information

  • 16 KM S OF L. FAGUIBINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Illite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.12351, 16.50041
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT SURFACE AREA 185 SQUARE KM, 45 KM SE-NE. DIT IS RED, GRAY OR BLACK. RED HAS MAMMALCRY TEXTURE. BLACK ARE "CHARBONNEUSES" AND VERY FRIABLE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1957

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAIGA, OUSMANE, 1982, CARTOGRAPHIE DES GISEMENTS DE DIATOMITE AU SUD DU LAC FAGUIBINE: REPUBLIQUE DU MALI, MINISTERE DE L'ELEVAGE ET DES EAUX ET FORETS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ZOOTECHNIQUE FORESTIERE ET HYDROBIOLOGIQUE, PROJET INVENTAIRE DES RESSOURCES TERRESTRES PUBICATION 4, 15 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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