Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Chert · Ghareb Formation;Mishash Formation;Menuha Formation
StructureZin Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1977
Last production1982
Discovery year1930
Identification
Deposit ID10096962
MRDS IDISM0431
Alternate namesEin Yuhan, En Yahav, Hor Hahar
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates30.71576, 35.18474
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONAXELROD, S., METZER, A., ROHRLICH, V., 1980: THE PETROGRAPHY OF ISRAELI PHOSPHATES AS RELATED TO THEIR BENEFICIATION. MARINE PHOSPHORITES-GEOCHEMISTRY, OCCURRENCE, GENESIS, TULSA/OKLAHOMANATHAN, Y. ET AL., 1979: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEGEV PHOSPHORITES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL, BULLETIN 73, JERUSALEMBUNDESSTELLE FUER AUSSENHANDELSINFORMATION, 20.2.1980