Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel,Argillite,Limestone · Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian;Maestrichtian
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1980
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10024674
MRDS IDISM0408
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.24955, -7.765
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONSALVAN, H., 1960: LES PHOSPHATES DE CHAUX SEDIMENTAIRES DU MAROC. NOTES MAROC. SOC. GEOGR. MAROC, NO.14, P.7-20, RABATBOUJO, A., 1972: CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE GEOLOGIQUE DU GISEMENT GANNTOUR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURG,- PUBLISHED 1976 - NOTES ET MEM. SERV. GEOL. MAROC NO.262WADJINNY, A., 1979: MILIEU DE SEDIMENTATION... COUCHES INFERIEURES DE LA SERIE PHOSPHATE DE BEN GUERIR. THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURGINFORMATION OBTAINED DURING VISIT IN APRIL 1982 INTERNAL REPORT GERMAN EMBASSY, 1982