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Abu Dahr Ilmenite Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodities Titanium, Metal, Iron
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096534
MRDS ID W029140
Record type Site
Current site name Abu Dahr Ilmenite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 35.11661, 23.53291 (WGS84)
Elevation 1129
Relative position 6.5 KM S.E. OF GEBEL ABU DAHR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Rutile Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: FE2O3=39.05% TIO2=16.40% CAO=1.8% MGO=TRACE FEO=32.27% AL2O3=8.73% P2O5=1.6% CR2O3=TRACE TOTAL FE=45.42% SIO2=8.31% MNO2=0.59%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Serpentine, Gabbro, Metamorphics
    Rock description Serpentine, Gabbro, Metamorphics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) 35.11661, 23.53291
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, BANDS, DIKE - IRREGULAR
    Thickness 6M
    Length 180M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Gabbro-Dykes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1937
Discoverer Hume

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINERAL AREA IS STILL UNDECIDED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT LABS.

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATIO

  • Deposit

    GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATIO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FURTHER ESTIMATION FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THE ORE DYKES IS NEEDED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

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