| Deposit ID | 10003786 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | AD00117 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Um Bogma |
| Alternate or previous names | Om Bogma |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.36809, 28.98255 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Um Bogma Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Um Bogma Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | 33.36809, 28.98255 |
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| General form | IRREGULAR FILLING OF DOLINES, SPHERULITIC HORIZONS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12M |
| Length | 50M |
| Width | 50M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | T. Barron, Geological Survey Of Egypt |
| District name | Abu Zenima District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | AD00117 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Pracejus, Bernard.M. | Adelaide University |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.