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Occurrence in Madagascar with commodities Platinum, Palladium

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038687
MRDS ID	M046105
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	47.50107, -16.99697 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum Critical	Primary
Palladium Critical	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	47.50107, -16.99697	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Londokomanann

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046105

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BERTUCAT, M., COULOMBEAU, C., 1970, COMPTES REN., SEM. GEOL. MADAGASCAR, 91 - 93

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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