Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Ghareb Formation;Mishash Formation;Menuha Formation
StructureZefa E'Fe Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1970
Last production1982
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10024694
MRDS IDISM0428
Alternate namesZefa E'Fe, Zefayef
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.0824, 35.16809
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONAXELROD, S., METZER, A., ROHRLICH, V., 1980: THE PETROGRAPHY OF ISRAELI PHOSPHATES AS RELATED TO THEIR BENEFICIATION. MARINE PHOSPHORITES-GEOCHEMISTRY, OCCURANCE, GENESIS, TULSA/OKLAHOMANATHAN, Y. ET AL., 1979: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEGEV PHOSPHORITES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL, BULLETIN 73, JERUSALEMINDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO.180, SEPT. 1982, LONDON