Occurrence

Wadi Um Nar Iron Ore Occurrence

Egypt
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSHEET OR BANDS
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
GangueIlmenite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock
Associated rockSchist · Actinalite-Epidote And Hornblend Schists
StructureOverturned Anticline. The Axis Plunges S-W., The Anticline Was Complicated By Minor Folds And Faults.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10079541
MRDS IDW029168
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates25.26613, 34.30136
References
SRC.REF: REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247, G.G. KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI.UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68, G.G. KOCHIN AND F.A. BASSYUNI