Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlSedimentary
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Limestone;Phosphatesrock
StructureUplifted Central Plateau, Flat-Lying Beds
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1921
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10081087
MRDS IDW032787
Alternate namesKourigha
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.89951, -6.94831
References
LAWSON, A.C., 1931, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF KHOURIGA, MOROCCO: ECON. GEOL., V. 31, P. 480-484.MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1976-1977 P. 119.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.HARBEN AND BATES, 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE NONMETALLICS: NEW YORK, METAL BULLETIN INC., 393 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.LAWSON, 1931; KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984