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Ambohitsara, 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. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079586
MRDS ID W029621
Record type Site
Current site name Ambohitsara, Madagascar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 47.78442, -20.91339 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Madagascar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

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) 47.78442, -20.91339
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERIDOTITE (900 X 100 METER) AVERAGE 0.3 % NI, SERPENTINIZATION (0.4 TO 1.4 % NI)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Discoverer Ungige Company

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: (BESAIRE) ABOUT AS LARGE AS GISEMENT BEMAINTY (MURDOCK) THE ORE HAS AN ECONOMIC VALUE AT DEPTH, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SMALL VOLUME THE DEPOSIT IS TOO SMALL TO BE DEVELOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BESAIRE, HENRI (1966)

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK, TH.G. (1963)

Reporter information

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

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