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Bi'R Ash Shumt

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodity Wollastonite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023298
MRDS ID I000135
Record type Site
Current site name Bi'R Ash Shumt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.60127, 24.46614 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS ENE OF AL MADINAH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF AL MADINAH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wollastonite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 65
USGS model code 18g
Deposit model name Skarn wollastonite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Hulayfah Group
    Rock description Hulayfah Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.60127, 24.46614
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELHAWI, M.R., AND LAURENT, D., 1983, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND BUILDING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA, IN COOPE, B.M., AND CLARKE, G.M., EDS., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH 'INDUSTRIAL MINERALS' INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 145

  • Reserve-Resource

    DELHAWI AND LAURENT, 1983.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WOLLASTONITE OCCURS AS LENSES IN CALCAREOUS DOLOMITES INTRUDED BY GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-89 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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