Commodities
PrimaryTantalum
SecondaryNiobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeM
Materials
GangueBeryl, Cleavelandite, Spodumene
Geology
Host rockGranite
Tectonic settingAdolo Greenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1983
Identification
Deposit ID10023852
MRDS IDI005010
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates5.50109, 40.00116
References
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1994, MINERAL WEALTH OF ETHIOPIA--TANTALUM, SODA ASH, POTASH, NICKEL AND PLATINUM: V. 83 , NO. 47, P. 5-7SKILLINGS, 1994.