Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation;Metlaoui Formation
StructureGafsa Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1972
Last production1982
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10024684
MRDS IDISM0418
Alternate namesM'Rata, Djebel Haliman
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.49923, 8.13507
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-SELJA (METLAOUI-TUNISIE), THESIS, UNIVERSITY STRASBOURGBRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., P.147, LONDON