Hoggar

Occurrence in Algeria with commodities Platinum, Chromium, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038674
MRDS ID M046091
Record type Site
Current site name Hoggar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 5.00157, 22.99991 (WGS84)
Relative position 75 MILES WEST OF TAMANRASSET

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Algeria(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Algeria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 5.00157, 22.99991

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form ELONGATE BODIES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithologic Contacts

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PSEUDOSTRATIFIED BODIES OF SERPENTINITE AND BASIC INTRUSIVES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hoggar

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE KUN, N., 1965, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, P. 428 - 429

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PT VALUES FORM DISTINCT ZONES INTERSECTING LITHOLOGIC CONTACTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Snyder, Walter S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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