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 Borehole Number: 105/21/X031

 
 Prospecting Company: De Beers Holdings Botswana
 Prospecting License No.: PL78/88
 Coordinates Type: WGS 84
 Coordinates Format: Decimal Degrees (DD)
 Coordinates: -22.28909 , 22.072644
 Location: Ghanzi

 
 Start Drill: N/A
 End Drill: N/A
 Borehole Type: Exploration
 Drilling Method: Core
 Sample Type: Core
 Depth of Surface Casing: N/A
 Azimuth: Degrees
 Hole Inclination: N/A
 Collar Elevation: N/A
 Borehole Water Strike: N/A
 End of Hole (Depth): N/A
 Hole Diameter: N/A

 
 Log Formation:
No.From (m)To (m) Log Formation
1.0 12Upper Kalahari: loose Kalahari Sands.
2.0 30U Kalahari - loose kalahari Sands. No chips recovered.
3.12 30Lower Kalahari: Fine grained calcareous Sandstone with Silcrete bands.
4.30 63Pre Kalahari: Meta-igneous rock possible epidiorite ?
5.30 70L Kalahari - as above but slightly calcretised very poor chips recovered.
6.70 90Karoo - pale pink fine to very fine grained Sandstone with siltstone bands mottled in places.
7.90 110Karoo - alteration of very fine ,occassionally Conglomerateeratic Sandstone and laminated mudstone.
8.110 200Karoo - green grey medium to coarse grained dolerite ? Apoorly developed Schistone fabric can be seen throughout.

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