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Antampombato

Occurrence in Madagascar with commodities Ruthenium, Osmium, Iridium
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038692
MRDS ID M046110
Record type Site
Current site name Antampombato

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.21774, -18.49688 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH OF MORAMANGA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Ruthenium Critical Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 10 MG/60 LITRES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.21774, -18.49688
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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