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 Borehole Number: BH10157

 
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -21.42725 , 25.17206
 Location: Mokoboxana-Ngamiland
 Location Description: MOKOBOXANE

 
 Start Drill: 2004-12-08
 End Drill: 2004-12-13
 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: 4.5 M3/hr
 Static Water Level: 39.97 m
 Borehole Water Strike: 142 Metres
 End of Hole (Depth): 207 Metres
 Hole Diameter: 254 Millimetres

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 1Sand fine grained and brown
2.1 2Calcrete with black silcrete
3.2 17Silcrete: cream white to black
4.17 24Basalt: weathered grey to black with red stains
5.24 28Basalt: slightly weathered grey to green
6.28 34Basalt fresh and grey
7.34 37Sandstone: fine grained pink and strongly lithified
8.37 69Sandstone: pink to grey fine grained with minor calcrete
9.69 140Sandstone/siltstone layers alternating fine grained siltstone changing from green to grey
10.140 143Mudstone: silty brick red
11.143 158Sandstone: cream white: fine weakly lithified
12.158 206Siltstone/mudstone; grey to brown

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