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Wadi El Rayan Gypsum Occurrence

Past Producer in Egypt with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079530
MRDS ID W029153
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi El Rayan Gypsum Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.75144, 29.8325 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH-EAST AYUN MUSA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.75144, 29.8325
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gymco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GYMCO REPORTS

  • Deposit

    QUARRIES REPORTS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 16 MILLION TONS ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Adel 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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