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Ras Malaab Gypsum Quarry

Past Producer in Egypt with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079531
MRDS ID W029154
Record type Site
Current site name Ras Malaab Gypsum Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 32.95142, 29.16588 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • 110 KM FROM SUEZ CITY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Gypsum Ore

Analytical data

Result CASO4=81.31% H20=7.67% INR=0.05% OXIDES=0.04% CACO3=1.2% CACL2=0.09% MGO=TRACE

Nearby scientific data

(1) 32.95142, 29.16588
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Lagoonal

Ore body information

  • General form BEDS
    Thickness 50M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sinai Manganese Comp

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: G.S.E. LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    QUARRIES REPORTS

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN EGYPT BY THE FIVE YEARS INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE, SURE=21 MILLION TONS, PROBABLE=40 MILLION TONS, POSSIBLE=200 MILLION TONS. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Adel U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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