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Ambodivolafotsy

Occurrence in Madagascar with commodity Platinum
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038691
MRDS ID M046109
Record type Site
Current site name Ambodivolafotsy
Alternate or previous names Anosibe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.1844, -19.39682 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.1844, -19.39682
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BESAIRE, H., 1966, ANN. GEOL. DE MADAGASCAR, FASC. NO. 34

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRACES PT IN LENSES OF ULTRABASIC

Reporter information

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

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

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