Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Mishash Formation;Ghareb Formation
StructureOron Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1952
Last production1982
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10024697
MRDS IDISM0432
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.85908, 34.98142
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, OCCURRENCE GENESIS, TULSA/OKLAHOMANATHAN, Y. ET AL., 1979: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEGEV PHOSPHORITES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL, BULLETIN 73, JERUSALEM