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Wadiqena-Wadi Araba Phosphate Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  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 10079514
MRDS ID W029133
Record type Site
Current site name Wadiqena-Wadi Araba Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.00139, 25.49946 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • A LARGE AREA, LAT.24D 30M - 62D 30M N AND LONG.32D 30M - 33D 25M E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result G. ABU HAD AREA
Result P2O5 20.70% (AVERAGE OF TWO SAMPLES)
Result G. ELGIR AREA
Result P2O5 21.07% (AVERAGE OF 3 SAMPLES)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.00139, 25.49946
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LAYERS
    Thickness 0.03M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Gse Parties

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GSE

  • Deposit

    HUME,W.F. 1927, THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSTS IN EGYPT ,GSE, EGYPT, CAIRO, PAPER NO. 41

  • Deposit

    MOHARRAM,O.,ETAL, 1970. STUDIES ON SOME MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT, GSE, EGYPT, CAIRO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PHOSPHATE BEDS ARE OF NO ECONOMICVALUE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Esmat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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