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Umm Effin Ilmenite Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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 10079519
MRDS ID W029141
Record type Site
Current site name Umm Effin Ilmenite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.10133, 24.13287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • ALTITUDE NEEDED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Goethite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Spinel Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS DATA BY WT. PERCENT FE2O3=34.93% SIO2=23.39% P2O5=1.60% FEO=9.11% TIO2=7.33% CR2O3=TRACES TOTAL IRON=32.90% CAO=7.27% MGO=NIL

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Gabbros;Granites
    Rock description Gabbros;Granites
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.10133, 24.13287
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Faults Trending Nw-Se

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS
    Strike N-S AND NW-SE
    Dip 8 TO 20 DEG.
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 40M
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ROLE OF PHYSICO CHEMICAL CONDITIONS IS NOT MENTIONED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1961
Discoverer Amer.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT

  • Deposit

    BASTA, E.Z., AND GIRGIS, 1968, THE TITANIFEROUS IRON ORE OF UMM EFFIN AREA, SOUTH EASTERN DESERT U.A.R. EGYPTIAN ACADEMY OF SCI., V. 21, P. 127-144, CAIRO

  • Deposit

    1961 EXPLORATION AMER TI-FE LENSES

  • Deposit

    1968 RESEARCH E.Z. BASTAT GIRGIS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA NEEDED ABOUT SIZE & ECONOMIC STUDIES.
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS OF LOW GRADE TITANIFEROUS ORE BECAUSE BOTH ILMENITE AND MAGNETITE ARE FORMING ABOUT 30% OF THE WHOLE BODY ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE THEY MAY REACH UP TO 63%. ALSO, DRILLING AND EVALUATION OF ORE RESERVES ARE NEEDED. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

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