Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlPneumatolytic-Hydrothermal In Granite Contact
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNw-Se Trending Deep Seated Tectonic Zone Of Precambrian Age, Contact Zone Between Granite And Mica Schist Usually Seen In Other Emerald Deposits In This Region Is Not Clearly Seen Although Gneissic Granite (Plus White Granite) Was Noted In Wadi Umm Kabu.
Tectonic settingCraton/Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10110176
MRDS IDTC39234
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates24.59117, 34.89578
References
JENNINGS AND OTHERS, 1993.JENNINGS, R.H., KAMMERLING, R.C., KOVALTCHONK, ANDRE, CALDERON, G.P., BAZ, M.K., AND KOIVULA, 1993, EMERALDS AND GREEN BERYLS OF UPPER EGYPT: GEMS AND GEMOLOGY, V. 29, NO. 2, P. 100-115