Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockShale · Duwi Phosphate Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10024692
MRDS IDISM0427
Alternate namesNew Valley
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.39949, 30.05142
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONANONYM, 1980: INVESTIGATION OF EGYPTS ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.109, P.32-39WASSEF, A.S. ET AL., 1977: THE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ABU TARTUR PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT; ANNUAL REPORT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY