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Dungul and Kurkur 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093799
MRDS ID W029132
Record type Site
Current site name Dungul and Kurkur Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 30.00146, 27.99933 (WGS84)
Relative position ABU BAYAN AREA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Analytical data

Result THE AVERAGE P2O5 CONTENT IS 18

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 30.00146, 27.99933
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form 10-20

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gse

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GSE

  • Deposit

    HUME,W.F. 1927, THEPHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN EGYPT GSE, EGYPT CAIRO, PAPER NO. 41

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

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