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Kolmnab Ilmenite Ore Occurrence El Hamra Dome Ilmenite Ore

Occurrence in Egypt with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079518
MRDS ID W029139
Record type Site
Current site name Kolmnab Ilmenite Ore Occurrence El Hamra Dome Ilmenite Ore

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.91798, 22.53298 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS: MAGNETITE, ILMENITE AND APATITE AS MAJOR MINERALS. CHLORITE, LABRADORITE PYROXENE AND AMPHIBOLE AS MINOR MINERALS. SIO2=0.88% FE2O3=56.89% FEO=20.85% TIO2=11.19% P2O5=0.50% AL2O3=1.88% CR2O3=0.24% V2O3=0.01% MGO=0.90%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Gabbro
    Rock description Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.91798, 22.53298
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form REGULAR DYKES AND IRREGULAR LENSES
    Strike N-S
    Dip 90 DEG. DUE E
    Length 200M
    Width 11M

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCKS ARE NOT REPORTED. ALSO, THE STRUCTURE OF THE AREA NEEDS MORE DETAILED STUDIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINEABLE AREA NEEDS DETAILED STUDIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETROLOGICAL MINERALOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE MAGNETITE-ILMENITE-APATITE ORE NELSONITE FROM KOLMNAB BY BASTA AND GUIRGUIS

  • Deposit

    1969 PETROL MINER GEOCHEM. BASTA AND GUIRGUI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTIMATION OF ORE WAS OF ABOUT 30.000 TONS. DRILLING NEEDED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

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