Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockArgillite,Limestone · Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian;Chouabine Formation; Ypresian
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1982
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10024681
MRDS IDISM0415
Alternate namesM'Dilla
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.24923, 8.75729
References
BRIT. SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONFOURNIE, D. 1979: PHOSPHATES ET PETROLE EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980SASSI, S. 1979: CONTEXTE PALEOGEOGRAPHIQUE DES DEPOTS PHOSPHATES DE L'EOCENE DE TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980