Description
T. Barron, Geological Survey Of Egypt
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR FILLING OF DOLINES, SPHERULITIC HORIZONS
Ore controlUpper Parts Of Paleokarst
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite
GangueAlunite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Um Bogma Formation
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10003786
MRDS IDAD00117
Alternate namesOm Bogma
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates28.98255, 33.36809
References
EL SHARKAWI, M.A., EL AREF, M.M. AND ABDEL MOTELI B,.A., 1990. MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN A CARBONIFEROUS PALEOKARST PROFILE, UM BOGMA REGION, WEST-CENTRAL SINAI, EGYPT. MINERAL DEPOSITA, 25 : 34-43