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Abu Natash Kaolin Deposit

Past Producer in Egypt with commodity Kaolin
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079511
MRDS ID W029127
Record type Site
Current site name Abu Natash Kaolin Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.31809, 28.94922 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • 23 KM SE OF ABU ZENIMA PORT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: SIO2 42.47%, CAO 0.24%, R2O UP TO 0.18%, AL2O3 34.40%, MGO 0.15%, FE2O3 0.69 - 1.5% TIO2 UP TO 300%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.31809, 28.94922
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lens Shaped Beds Within Sandy Sediments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: SINAI MANGANESE COMPANY

  • Deposit

    SALZGITTER INDUSTRIBAU 1960 - 1962, CLAY, KAOLIN AND FELDSPAR DEPOSITS, INTERNAL REPORT 28, 196

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESERVES: POSITIVE RESERVES: 2900 TONS, PROBABLE: 75,550, POSSIBLE: 31,200 TONS (PURE KAOLIN) AND FOR SLIGHTLY SILTY KAOLIN, POSITIVE 600 TON; PROBABLE 6,800 TONS, POSSIBLE 15000 TONS. TOTAL: 80,000 TO 85,000 TONS KAOLIN ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1979 Gse U.S. Geological Survey

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