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Gabel El Hagif Gypsum Occurrence

Occurrence 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093801
MRDS ID W029156
Record type Site
Current site name Gabel El Hagif Gypsum Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.43482, 30.53249 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Analytical data

Result LOSS ON IGNITION=20.2% INR=3.37% R2O3=0.48% CACO3=2.0% NACL=0.3% CAO=33.5% SO3=46.4% SPECTRAL ANALYSIS: IMPURITIES PPM AL=500 FE=10 MG=100 MN=10 SI=100

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.43482, 30.53249
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shallow Marine, Altered With Lagoonal Deposits

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR BODY
    Thickness 7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Department Of Geology, Faculty Of Science, Assuot University

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: ASSUOT UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    OMARA, S. BISHARA, W.W. ASAAD. A NEW OCCURRENCE OF AN ECONOMIC GYPSUM DEPOSIT IN NORTHERN WESTERN DESERT OF EGYPT

Reporter information

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

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

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