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 Borehole Number: BH10229

 
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -23.29356 , 20.78781
 Location: Metsimantsho
 Location Description: METSIMANTSHO

 
 Start Drill: 2005-11-05
 End Drill: 2005-11-26
 Borehole Type: Groundwater
 Drilling Method: Percussion
 Drilling Rig(s): N/A
 Sample Type: Water
 Depth of Surface Casing: N/A
 Hole Inclination: N/A
 Estimated Yield: 18.6 M3/hr
 Static Water Level: 99.98 m
 Borehole Water Strike: 289 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 320 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 254 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 3Dark brown medium sand
2.3 5light brown fine medium grained sand
3.5 19yellow fine medium grained sand
4.19 25yellow, fine medium grained carbonaceous sand
5.25 42greyish white silcrete
6.42 59yellow mudstone
7.59 82pink mudstone
8.82 130purple mudstone
9.130 146grey mudstone
10.146 150grey mudstone
11.150 180light brown very fine grained micaceous sandstone
12.180 186grey white/FV Fine micaceous sandstone
13.186 216yellow/FM grained micaceous sandstone
14.216 221yellow sandstone
15.221 225grey mudstone
16.225 227grey carbonaceous mudstone
17.227 252black carbonaceous mudstone
18.252 256grey carbonaceous mudstone
19.256 270black mudstone
20.270 281grey F/M grained carbonaceous sandstone
21.281 286black carbonaceous mudstone
22.286 295greyish white F/M grained sandstone
23.295 299Greyish white M/ Coarse sandstone
24.299 310greyish white F/M sandstone
25.310 320white silty sandstone

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