Mega

Prospect in Sidamo, Ethiopia with commodity Gemstone

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023847
MRDS ID	I005004
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mega

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	38.26785, 4.11789 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sidamo(province)

Ethiopia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ethiopia	Sidamo

Comments on the location information

LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF MEGA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gemstone	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Peridot	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	38.26785, 4.11789	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I005004

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1994, MINERAL WEALTH OF ETHIOPIA--TANTALUM, SODA ASH, POTASH, NICKEL AND PLATINUM: V. 83 , NO. 47, P. 5-7

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	14-DEC-1994	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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