Merkerstein Hill Deposit

Past Producer in Arusha, Tanzania with commodity Magnesite
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 10158891
MAS/MILS ID 7830050001
Record type Site
Current site name Merkerstein Hill Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 36.5012, -2.72627 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Arusha(province)

Tanzania(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Tanzania Arusha

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 36.5012, -2.72627

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM NO 1 PART 4 P 100

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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