| Deposit ID | 10079509 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029124 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Farsh El Ghazlan Clay Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.28475, 28.91589 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Middle Nubian Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Middle Nubian Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | 33.28475, 28.91589 |
|---|
| Length | 250M |
|---|---|
| Width | 200M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Siana Manganese Comp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029124 |
OBSERVATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RESERVES IN THE AREA AMOUNT TO A POSITIVE 29,000 TONS, A PROBABLE 25,000 TONS; IN EACH CASE PURE TO LIGHTLY SILTY CLAY AND POSSIBLE RESERVES OF 100,000 TONS (BLUE) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Gse | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.