Betafo-Bity

Prospect 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. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134977
MAS/MILS ID 7880250001
Record type Site
Current site name Betafo-Bity

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 46.8011, -19.7801 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fianarantsoa(province)

Madagascar(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Madagascar Fianarantsoa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Graphite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 46.8011, -19.7801

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ONC MAP, SHEET P-6, SCALE 1:2,500,000.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MURDOCK SHOWS AS DEPOSIT ABOUT 10-20 KM NW OF TOWN OF BETAFO. CO-ORDINATES ARE OF A POINT 10 KM NW OF BETAFO.

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.