Description
Ancient Egyptians
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSedimentary
Materials
Ore mineralsCliachite, Gibbsite, Hematite, Siderite
GangueBarite, Chalcedony, Dolomite, Halite, Psilomelane, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sandstone
StructureRegional Precambrian Erosional Surface Is Gently Warped.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10081070
MRDS IDW032769
Alternate namesEl Heiz, Baharija, Gebel Ghorabi, Nasser, El Gedida, El-Harra, El Bahariya Oasis
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates24.09956, 32.90136
References
NASSIM, G.L., 1950, THE OOLITHIC HEMATITE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT: ECON. GEOL., V. 45 P. 578-581.HUME, W.F., 1962, OOLITHIC IRON ORE NEAR ASWAN, IN HUME, GEOLOGY OF EGYPT, VOL. 3, PART 1, P. 312-320, CAIRO G.P.O.KAMEL, O.A., 1971, THE BAHARIYA IRON ORES, THEIR MINEROLOGY AND ORIGIN: ANNALS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EGYPT, VOL. 1 P. 117-134.EL-HINNAWI, E.E., 1965, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF EGYPTIAN (VAR) IRON ORES: ECON. GEOL., V. 60, P. 1497-1509.NAKHLA, F.M., 1961, THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EL-BAHARIYA OASIS, EGYPT: ECON. GEOL., V. 56, P. 1103-1111GHEITH, A., 1956, MINERALOGY, THERMAL ANALYSIS AND ORIGIN OF THE BAHARIYA IRON ORES OF EGYPT: INTL. GEOL. CONG. XX, MEXICO, SECCION 13, P. 135-151