Oldoinyo Dili Carbonatite

Unknown in Arusha, 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256141
MAS/MILS ID 7830050003
Record type Site
Current site name Oldoinyo Dili Carbonatite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.67121, -3.42811 (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
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aegirine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrochlore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.67121, -3.42811

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner New Consolidated Goldfields Ltd
    Home office Tanzania
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV TANZANIA MEM I P 111

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.