Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation;Phosphate Formation
StructureSynclinal Outlier, Kouif-Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1894
Last production1982
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10024678
MRDS IDISM0412
Alternate namesDjebel Kouif
RegionAF
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.49919, 8.33509
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONOUSSEDIK, M. ET AL., 1979: LES MINERALISATIONS PHOSPHATEES EOCENES EN ALGERIE, DOCUMENT DU BRGM, NO.24, P.141-154, 1980, ORLEANSCHABOU, M. 1974: A GEOLOGIC OUTLOOK ON THE PHOSPHATE IN ALGERIA, THE SECOND ARAB CONFERENCE FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, PART III, P.58-77, JEDDAHBRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED. P.144, LONDON ORE P REC B.27 C.MIL MT D.1979 E.65 % BPL, 29.8 % P2O5