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Wadi Um Gerifat Iron Ore Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity 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. Ore body information
  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 10079540
MRDS ID W029166
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Um Gerifat Iron Ore Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.36802, 24.86616 (WGS84)
Relative position SOUTH OF MERSA ALAM, 7 KM WEST OF RED SEA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.36802, 24.86616
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Length 25M
    Width 2.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICAL DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68, G.G. KOCHIN AND F.A. BASSYUNI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE IRON OCHRE RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO MAKE 350 THOUSAND TONS. THIS DEPOSIT IS OF SEDIMENTARY ORIGIN. THE IRON ORES ARE REPRESENTED BY RED EARTHLY AND COMPACT LIMONITES AS WELL AS YELLOW IRON OCHRES. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Tabarak U.S. Geological Survey

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