Description
Green, Botswana Geological Survey
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formLAYERS, SEAMS
Ore controlArenaceous Unit Near Top Of Selika Formation
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mudstone,Shale,Conglomerate
Associated rockTuff
StructureFault
Tectonic settingLimpopo Mobile Belt
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10003696
MRDS IDAD00017
Alternate namesTswapong Hills
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.99681, 26.00144
References
KEY, R.M., 1980. STRATIFORM MANGANESE MINERALISATION IN THE PALAPYE GROUP CENTRAL-EASTERN BOTSWANA. PROC 5TH SYMP. IAGOD, 607-617