Eastern Cape
Occurrence

Noumas

Eastern Cape, South Africa
Lithium
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Commodities
PrimaryLithium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Vioolsdrif Suite
StructurePematite Belt
Tectonic settingNamaqua Mobile Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1961
Last production1985
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10024756
MRDS IDISM0503
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates-28.97994, 17.73492
References
AUBERT,G.,1963: LE LITHIUM.--BULL.DU B.R.G.M.,NO 2,P.23-93,PARIS 1963DEJAGER,D.H.,1968:THE GEOLOGY OF THE NOUMAS PEGMATITE,NAMAQUALAND.--GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR. UNPUBLISHED REPORT.SCHULTE,I.C.,1972:THE MAIN PEGMATITES OF THE AREA BETWEEN STEINKOPF.........AND GOODHOUSE,NAMAQUALAND.---GEOL.SURV.SOUTH AFR.MEM.60