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Marada

Prospect in Libya with commodities Potassium, Magnesite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023292
MRDS ID I000122
Record type Site
Current site name Marada
Alternate or previous names Maradah

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 19.21825, 29.23269 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position DEPOSITS ARE SOUTH OF EL AGHEILA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Libya(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Libya

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF MARADAH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Magnesite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Carnallite Ore
Potash Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 19.21825, 29.23269
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NOTHOLT, ARTHUR, 1990, LIBYA, IN NORTH AND WEST AFRICA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 145

  • Reserve-Resource

    NOTHOLT, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MARADA DEPOSITS COVER AN AREA OF 15 SQ KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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