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Bihen Gaha Prospect

Occurrence in Somalia with commodity Manganese
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094422
MRDS ID D006940
Record type Site
Current site name Bihen Gaha Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.65107, 10.41729 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Somalia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Somalia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.65107, 10.41729
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FARQUHARSON, M.A., 1924, FIRST REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BRITISH SOMALILAND: WATERLOW AND SONS LTD., LONDON, 53 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOT SPRING DEPOSIT NOT ECONOMIC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Greenwood, William R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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