Jabal Dhaylan 0334

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodities Lead, Zinc

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10086438
MRDS ID	WA00010
Record type	Site
Current site name	Jabal Dhaylan 0334

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	37.17632, 25.54274 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	100(meters)
Relative position	Location From Mods Record No. 0334

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	37.17632, 25.54274	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Jabal Dhaylan

Comments on the reserve resource information

0.50 M TONNES AT 7.70% PB + ZN

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	WA00010

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SMITH, E.A., BARNES, K.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1, RINOFLEX LIMITED, JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THIS IS THE LARGEST OF THE LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZED ZONES OF THE JABAL DHAYLAN REGION. MIOCENE REEF LIMESTONES, OVERLYING A BASEMENT HIGH, CONTAIN DISSEMINATED SPHALERITE AND PYRITE; ZINC AND MANGANESE OXIDES ALSO OCCUR, IN BEDS AND AS CAVITY LININGS, AND GALENA FILLS FRACTURES. METAL GRADES AND THE THICKNESS OF THE MINERALIZED INTERVAL DECREASE AWAY FROM THE BASEMENT HIGH. TO THE WEST, THE REEF LIMESTONE IS REPLACED BY AN EVAPORITE SEQUENCE. MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS IN WHICH REEF LIMESTONES DEVELOPED ON BASEMENT HIGHS. THESE ARE OF LIMITED EXTENT.

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

THIS IS THE LARGEST OF THE LEAD-ZINC MINERALIZED ZONES OF THE JABAL DHAYLAN REGION. MIOCENE REEF LIMESTONES, OVERLYING A BASEMENT HIGH, CONTAIN DISSEMINATED SPHALERITE AND PYRITE; ZINC AND MANGANESE OXIDES ALSO OCCUR, IN BEDS AND AS CAVITY LININGS, AND GALENA FILLS FRACTURES. METAL GRADES AND THE THICKNESS OF THE MINERALIZED INTERVAL DECREASE AWAY FROM THE BASEMENT HIGH. TO THE WEST, THE REEF LIMESTONE IS REPLACED BY AN EVAPORITE SEQUENCE. MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS IN WHICH REEF LIMESTONES DEVELOPED ON BASEMENT HIGHS. THESE ARE OF LIMITED EXTENT.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-91	Jenness, Jane E.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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