| Deposit ID | 10304633 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wadi Natrun |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.30148, 30.34917 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Salt | Tertiary |
| (1) | 30.30148, 30.34917 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000058 |
REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.
A.M.A. WALI. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF EGYPT. PAPER 90-77
PRESENTED AT SME ANNUAL MEETING, SALT LAKE CITY, 1990.
F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB
COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP 18-27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OLDEST OCCURENCE OF NATURAL SODA. SERIES OF EVAPORITE LAKES. NATRUN IS USED IN DOMESTIC SOAP, OIL, AND GLASS INDUSTRIES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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