Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation
StructureGafsa Basin, Moulares Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1905
Last production1982
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10024683
MRDS IDISM0417
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.49923, 8.28507
References
BRITISH 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 EN TUNISIE. DOCUMENTS DU BRGM, NO.24, 1980CHAABANI, F. 1978: LES PHOSPHORITES DE LA COUPE-TYPE DE FOUM-SELJAE&MJ, 1981: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, NEW YORKE&MJ, 1981: INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P.370, NEW YORK