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Ambolotarabe, Madagascar

Occurrence in Madagascar with commodity Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079584
MRDS ID W029618
Record type Site
Current site name Ambolotarabe, Madagascar
Alternate or previous names Nickelville

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 48.56773, -17.78025 (WGS84)
Relative position 18 KM ENE OF AMBATONDRARAKA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sepentinisation

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 48.56773, -17.78025
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 900M
    Width 100M

Comments on the geologic information

  • A SMALL PERIDOTITE DOME (900 X 100 METER) WITH A ZONE OF ALTERATION CONTAINING GARNIERITE AND NICKELIFEROUS TALC. GARNIERITE 6 TO 14 % NI, GARNIERITIC SERPENTINE 1.2 % NI, LATERITIC COVER UP TO 1.7 % NI.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1) EARLIER THAN 1963

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK, TH.G.: MINERAL RECOURCES OF THE MALAGASY REPUBLIC, 1963

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE, POUR 1961 (BESAIRE, HENRI)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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