Itiso-Haneti

Producer in Dodoma, Tanzania with commodity Silica
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056243
MRDS ID SP00577
Record type Site
Current site name Itiso-Haneti

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.00122, -5.5646 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 80KM NNE OF DODOMA CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dodoma(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Dodoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TRANSLUCENT GREEN CRYPTOCRYSTALLINE SILICA OR CHRYSOPRASE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.00122, -5.5646

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Up To 2-Ft Wide Within Serpentines

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kondoa

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE DEPOSIT IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW CHRYSOPRASE OCCURRENCES IN THE WORLD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, J. F., (1981) SUMMARY OF THE GEOLOGY OF TANGANYIKA

  • Deposit

    ISHEGIZE, I.A., NOVEMBER , 1993-MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION

  • Deposit

    NDONDE, P.B., NOVEMBER, 1993- MINERAL RESOURCES DEPT. DODOMA, TANZANIA, ORAL COMMUNICATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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