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Gharbanyat Gypsum Quarry

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. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100220
MRDS ID W029155
Record type Site
Current site name Gharbanyat Gypsum Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.5015, 30.83248 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Analytical data

Result CASO42H2O=95.11% SI=0.31% AL2O3=1.70% FE2O3=0.11% CACO3=2.30% CHLORIDE=0.16% H2O=0.12%

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.5015, 30.83248
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Lagoonal

Ore body information

  • General form BEDS
    Thickness 2.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner G. S. E.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: G.S.E. LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    S. TOSSON, EL GHARBANYAT GYPSUM DEPOSITS, J. GEOL. U.A.R.7, NO.1, P.72-77, 1963

  • Deposit

    A.M. ABDALLAH, GEOLOGY OF SOME GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN THE NORTH WESTERN DESERT OF U.A.R., GEO. SUR. AND MINERAL RESEARCH DEPT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Adel U.S. Geological Survey

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