Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES AND POCKETS
Materials
Ore mineralsCalamine, Smithsonite
GangueLimonite, Strontianite, Wulfenite
Other materialsGalena
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Coarse Grained Limy Sandstones;Basement Rocks
Structure10 Fault Zones Up To 20 M. Thick, Nw-Se Direction, There Is An Unconformity Between The Basement Rocks And The Lower Member Of The Middle Miocene Basal Series
Tectonic settingA Disturbance Of Nw Striks
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10079527
MRDS IDW029150
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.0828, 34.90135
References
SRC.REF: MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT PAPER NO.61REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGIC DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 BY KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI1924 EXPLORATION BEADNELL1958,59 EXPLORATION EL SHAZLY1959 EXPLORATION BUSCHERDORF, MORIC ET AL