Past Producer

Wadi Kalabsha Kaolin Quarry

Egypt
Kaolin
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Description

Issawi

Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Nubian Sandstone
StructureFault Forming A Ridge Nw-Se, Two Almost Vertical Joints Trending Ne And Nw
Tectonic settingGentle Anticline N-S Traced For 900m In Central Part
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10100218
MRDS IDW029121
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates23.45793, 32.83469
References
SRC.REF: CENTRAL LABS. G.S.EEL RAMLY, M.F., KOTB, S., 1971. GEOLOGY OF WADI KALABSHA KAOLIN DEPOSIT. PAPER NO. 54.KOTB, A., ZOHNY, N., 1971. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DEGREE OF WHITENESS OF WADI 21LABSHA KAOLIN PAPER NO. 541972 PRODUCTION GYPSUM, QUARRIES AND MARBLE CO.1972 PROSPECTING G.S.E.