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The Kharga and Dakhla 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093800
MRDS ID W029136
Record type Site
Current site name The Kharga and Dakhla Phosphate Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 29.87339, 26.49368 (WGS84)

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 22.83% IN DAKHLA OASIS AND 23.06% IN KHARGA OASIS

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 29.87339, 26.49368
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDS
    Thickness 1.4M
    Depth to top 12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GSE LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    HUME,W.F. 1927, THE PHOSPHATE 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

Beyond USGS

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

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