Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureZin Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1965
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10024696
MRDS IDISM0430
Alternate namesMakhtesh Qatan
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.99908, 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, JERUSALEMBUNDESSTELLE FUER AUSSENHANDELSINFORMATION, 20.2.1980