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Halaib

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. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003794
MRDS ID AD00126
Record type Site
Current site name Halaib

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.1013, 22.43298 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTHEASTERN DESERT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.1013, 22.43298
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Thickness 1M
    Length 4000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins At Fault Planes

Comments on the geologic information

  • CALCITE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH MN VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ATTIA, M.I., 1956. MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 143-171

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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