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Oldoinyo-Nyiro

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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024373
MRDS ID ISM0084
Record type Site
Current site name Oldoinyo-Nyiro
Alternate or previous names Nyahururu-Falls, Uaso-Nyiro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 37.0012, 0.75152 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenya(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Kenya

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM PROVISIONAL MAP OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN NANYUKI AND MARALAL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAPHITE, CRYSTALLINE, FLAKES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Basement System
    Rock description Basement System
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 37.0012, 0.75152
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; QUARTZ, MICA, FELDSPAR, CHLORITE, TALC, GRAPHITE; BASEMENT SYSTEM CONSISTS OF METAMORPHOSED CALCAREOUS SEDIMENTS AND METAMORPHOSED PELITIC SEDIMENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenya National Pencil Co.

Comments on the production information

  • POSSIBILITIES TO WORK DEPOSIT ON SMALL SCALE ARE BEING STUDIED AT PRESENT

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). EXPLORATION(YES); ASSESSMENT(OPERATION MAY START TO FURNISH GRAPHITE DELIVERIES FOR KENYA NATIONAL PENCIL COMP.); SAMPLING, BULK SAMPLING FOR BENEFICIATION TESTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, A.L. 1963: GRAPHITE IN KENYA. - MINISTRY OF NAT. RESOUR. GEOL. SURV. KENYA BULL. NO.6

  • Deposit

    SHACKLETON, R.M., 1946: GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN NANYUKI AND MARALAL. - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, REPORT NO.11

  • Deposit

    PARKINSON, J. 1947: OUTLINES OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TSAVO AREA. - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA, RE PORT NO.13

  • Deposit

    ANONYM, 1983: KENYA ADVANCES SMALL-SCALE MINING. - MINERALS & METALS REVIEW, FEB. 1983 P.15,16

  • Deposit

    PULFREY, W.O.B.E., 1969: THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KENYA. (2.REVISION, WALSH, J.) - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY KENYA, BULL. NO.9

  • Deposit

    MASON, J.E. & THEURI, G.F., 1980: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA. - 4.INDUSTR. MIN. INTERNAT. CONGRESS, MAY 1980 P.111-128

  • Deposit

    POHL, W. & HORKEL, A., 1980 NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MTITO ANDEI-TAITA AREA (SOUTHERN KENYA) - MITT. OESTERR. GEOL. GES. VOL.73, P.135-152

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1985 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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