Commodities
PrimaryWollastonite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model65: Skarn wollastonite
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsWollastonite
GangueDiopside, Vesuvianite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Siltstone
Associated rockDiorite,Gabbro,Granite
AlterationContact Metamorphism, Metasomatism
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10106726
MRDS IDI000056
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates19.91652, 36.50127
References
ANDREWS, R.W., 1970, WOLLASTONITE: LONDON, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 114 P.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1975, WOLLASTONITE, IN LEFOND, S.J., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS, 4TH EDITION: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 1230.DE KUN, N., 1987, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF AFRICA: NEW YORK, ELSEVIER, 345 P.ANDREWS, 1970.ANDREWS, 1970; 1987 FIGURE IS FROM DE KUN.