Ngualla

Prospect in Mbeya, Tanzania with commodity Niobium (Columbium)
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158604
MAS/MILS ID 7830400004
Record type Site
Current site name Ngualla
Alternate or previous names Ngualla Carbonatite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.67126, -7.99772 (WGS84)
Elevation 915

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mbeya(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Mbeya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Pyrochlore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.67126, -7.99772

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 4000M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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