Description
A. Prasso And A. Zappa
Commodities
PrimaryPlatinum
SecondaryGold, Palladium, Iridium, Osmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSURFACE COVERING
Ore controlSperrylite Containing Dunite And Pyroxenite
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Magnetite, Sperrylite
GangueChalcedony, Hematite, Ilmenite, Limonite, Magnesite, Olivine, Quartz, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1925
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10106888
MRDS IDM046196
Alternate namesBirbir, Soddo
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates8.94579, 35.43845
References
MOLLY, E. W., 1959, ECON. GEOL, V. 54, P. 467 - 477AUGUSTITHIS, 1965, CHEMIE DER ERDE, V. 24, P. 159 - 196DUPARC AND MOLLY, 1928, MINERALOG - PETROGRAPH. MITTLG. V. 8, NO. 1, P. 240 - 257AUGUSTITHIS, 1967, CHEM. GEOL., V. 2, P. 311 - 3295) OTTEMANN AND AUGUSTITHIS, 1967, MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 1, P. 269 - 2776) IMPERIAL INST. OF GREAT BRIT., 1936, P. 96.7) USONI, L., 1952, RISORSE MINERARIE DELL' AFRICA ORIENTALE: UFFICIO STUDI DEL MINISTERO DELL' AFRICA ITALIANA, ROMAMOLLY (1959, P. 475)