Sanges

Occurrence in Iran with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090227
MRDS ID AD00249
Record type Site
Current site name Sanges
Alternate or previous names Sargaz

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 54.19884, 32.73824 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800
Relative position ABOUT ? KM SOUTH EAST OF KERMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iran

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 54.19884, 32.73824

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Kerman Volcanic Belt

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Dip 25 DEGREES SOUTH EAST
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WATTERS, W.A. AND ETMINAN, 4, 1973. MANGANESE IN IRAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN, REPORT 21 : 37-52

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

Beyond USGS

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