Commodities
PrimaryWollastonite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsWollastonite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble,Limestone
Associated rockMigmatite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10023303
MRDS IDI000147
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-2.03156, 36.7012
References
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS (NONMETALLICS OTHER THAN FUELS): NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 1227-1234.ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, P. 46-48.HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.ANDREWS, 1970.