Betsiramy

Occurrence in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134528
MAS/MILS ID 7880250002
Record type Site
Current site name Betsiramy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 47.35112, -23.57987 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fianarantsoa(province)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Madagascar Fianarantsoa

Comments on the location information

  • ESTIMATED LOCATION 35 KM SW OF VANGAINDRANO. MURDOCK SHOWS ON MAP AS JUST A "MAIN GRAPHITE LEAD".

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 47.35112, -23.57987

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK,T.G., THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE MALAGASY REPUBLIC

  • Deposit

    ,US BU MINES, IC 8196, 1963, P.122.

  • Deposit

    ONC MAP, SHEET P-6, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    BESAIRE,H., CARTE MINIERE MADAGASCAR, SERVICE GEOLOGIQUE,

  • Deposit

    1963, SCALE 1:2,500,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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