Occurrence

Wadi Um Gerifat Iron Ore Occurrence

Egypt

Iron

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Commodities

PrimaryIron

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeN

Orebody formLENSES

Materials

Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite

GangueChalcedony, Quartz

Geology

Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Identification

Deposit ID10079540

MRDS IDW029166

RegionAF

Data scoreC

Coordinates24.86616, 34.36802

References

UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68, G.G. KOCHIN AND F.A. BASSYUNI