Description
Captain And Mrs. Peter Louv
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formELONGATE, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlMigmatite
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite, Uraninite
GangueApatite, Sphene, Torbernite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockMarble,Schist,Gneiss,Limestone · Rossing Formation-Metasediments;Kahn Formation-Px-Hbl Gneiss
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Granite
StructureLate Prec Damara Orogenic Belt, Large Granite Pluton With Assoc. Dikes.
AlterationDynamothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10081098
MRDS IDW032800
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.41357, 15.01819
References
BERNING, J., ET. AL., 1976, THE ROSSING URANIUM DEPOSIT, SOUTH WEST AFRICA: ECON. GEOL., V.71, P.351-368.E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.