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Sherm El-Sheikh

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003793
MRDS ID AD00124
Record type Site
Current site name Sherm El-Sheikh

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.28945, 27.86289 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • RED SEA COAST; LATITUDE-LNGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR SHERM EL SHEIKH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.28945, 27.86289
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Associated With The Surface Near Granite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name South Sinai

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATTIA, M.I., 1956. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT. MANGANESOI, MEXICO, S:143-171

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CEMENT OF CONGLOMERATE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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

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