Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE SHAPE
Ore controlLead-Zinc
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueDolomite, Gypsum, Pyromorphite, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Basement Rocks;Sediments Of Recent Age Limestones, Sandstones
Associated rockDiorite · Diorites And Granits Intrusive In Old Metasediments
StructureTwo Systems Of Joints 336 Degrees Nw And 25-30 Degree Ne, They Correspond To A Regional Structural Pattern Of The Red Sea Graben, Two Brachyanticlinal Folds Elongated In The North-Northwestern Direction
Tectonic settingTectonic Zone Occupied A Nw-Se Belt
AlterationOxidization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10100219
MRDS IDW029144
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates25.7161, 34.46803
References
SRC.REF: REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68OBSERVATIO1936 SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING OF THE DEPOSIT A. GREY1951 ORE DESCRIPTION FROM A SPECTROGRAPHIC STUDY EL SHAZLY1961 EXAMINATION,DRILLING OF TWO BOREHOLES GETMAN STOLBERGER ZINC AG FIRM1963 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS YOUSSEF AND EL KAHWAGA1964,66 CALCULATION OF ORE RESERVES ATTIA AND NASSIM