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Wadi Wizr Ore Occurence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079527
MRDS ID W029150
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Wizr Ore Occurence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.90135, 25.0828 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 KM. WEST OF THE RED SEA COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • 7KM. NORTHWARDS OFUMM GHEIG MINE; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE ARE FOR MARSA ALAM (GENERAL AREA)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Strontianite Gangue
Wulfenite Gangue
Galena Unknown

Analytical data

Result CHANNEL SAMPLE: LEAD 17.59-19.2% ZINC 0.09- 2.83%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Coarse Grained Limy Sandstones;Basement Rocks
    Rock description Coarse Grained Limy Sandstones;Basement Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.90135, 25.0828
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description 10 Fault Zones Up To 20 M. Thick, Nw-Se Direction
Type of structure Local
Structure description There Is An Unconformity Between The Basement Rocks And The Lower Member Of The Middle Miocene Basal Series

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENSES AND POCKETS
    Thickness 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT PAPER NO.61

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGIC DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 BY KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI

  • Deposit

    1924 EXPLORATION BEADNELL

  • Deposit

    1958,59 EXPLORATION EL SHAZLY

  • Deposit

    1959 EXPLORATION BUSCHERDORF, MORIC ET AL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE OCCURRENCE CONCERNED DOES NOT INDUCE IP ANOMALIES.THE WADI WIZR ORE OCCURRENCE IS OF NO COMMERCIAL INTEREST ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1977 Tabarak U.S. Geological Survey

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