Wadi Araba Clay Accurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  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 10079508
MRDS ID W029123
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Araba Clay Accurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.4681, 29.23254 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Analytical data

Result MECHANICAL ANALYSIS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Avgillaceous Sandstones;Sandstones, Claystones
    Rock description Avgillaceous Sandstones;Sandstones, Claystones

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.4681, 29.23254

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Later Deposits Are Marine.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Five Mappable Units Enclose Clays

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Discoverer Meneisy M.Y

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MENEISY, M. Y., ATTIA, A. 1972, GENSSIS AND ENVIRONMENT OF DEPOSITION OF WADI ARABA CLAYS DESERT, IAST. BULL. V. 22 NO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Gse U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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