| Deposit ID | 10081070 |
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| MRDS ID | W032769 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bahariya |
| Alternate or previous names | Baharija, Gebel Ghorabi, Nasser, El Gedida, El-Harra, El Heiz, El Bahariya Oasis |
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.90136, 24.09956 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | EAST OF ASWAN AND EAST OF THE NILE VALLEY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Al Buhayrah(province)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Egypt | Al Buhayrah |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Cliachite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Halite | Gangue |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | 32.90136, 24.09956 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | Regional Precambrian Erosional Surface Is Gently Warped. |
| General form | TABULAR |
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| Dip | LOW |
| Length | 50000M |
| Width | 25000M |
| Depth to top | 50M |
| Depth to bottom | 53M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 0 |
| Discoverer | Ancient Egyptians |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| District name | Bahariya Oasis |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032769 |
NASSIM, G.L., 1950, THE OOLITHIC HEMATITE DEPOSITS OF EGYPT: ECON. GEOL., V. 45 P. 578-581.
HUME, W.F., 1962, OOLITHIC IRON ORE NEAR ASWAN, IN HUME, GEOLOGY OF EGYPT, VOL. 3, PART 1, P. 312-320, CAIRO G.P.O.
KAMEL, O.A., 1971, THE BAHARIYA IRON ORES, THEIR MINEROLOGY AND ORIGIN: ANNALS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EGYPT, VOL. 1 P. 117-134.
GHEITH, A., 1956, MINERALOGY, THERMAL ANALYSIS AND ORIGIN OF THE BAHARIYA IRON ORES OF EGYPT: INTL. GEOL. CONG. XX, MEXICO, SECCION 13, P. 135-151
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHALLOW SYNCLINE |
| Deposit | IN REFERENCES 1950 AND 1962, THE DEPOSIT IS NOT REFERRED TO BY NAME. AGE OF SANDSTONE = SENONIAN. COMPARABLE TO CLINTON ORE OF NORTH AMERICA (1962). "THE ASWAN ORES ARE MINEROLOGICALLY AND GEOCHEMICALLY DIFFERENT FROM MINETTE, CLINTON OR WABANA ORES" 1965 REFERENCE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 4000 BC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Gassaway, Judith S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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