| Deposit ID | 10100218 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029121 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wadi Kalabsha Kaolin Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.83469, 23.45793 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 182 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Ore |
| Result | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: SIO2 44 - 77% |
|---|---|
| Result | TIO2 1.1 - 3.7% |
| Result | AL2O3 15 - 38% |
| Result | FE2O3 0.3 - 15% |
| Result | L.O.I 5 - 14.5% |
| Result | DEGREE OF WHITENESS 21 - 80% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Nubian Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Nubian Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | 32.83469, 23.45793 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Forming A Ridge Nw-Se |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Almost Vertical Joints Trending Ne And Nw |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Discoverer | Issawi |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029121 |
SRC.REF: CENTRAL LABS. G.S.E
EL RAMLY, M.F., KOTB, S., 1971. GEOLOGY OF WADI KALABSHA KAOLIN DEPOSIT. PAPER NO. 54.
KOTB, A., ZOHNY, N., 1971. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DEGREE OF WHITENESS OF WADI 21LABSHA KAOLIN PAPER NO. 54
1972 PRODUCTION GYPSUM, QUARRIES AND MARBLE CO.
1972 PROSPECTING G.S.E.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOTAL RESERVES OF KAOLIN ARE 9,421,430 TONS PISOLITIC TYPE, 6,638,620 TONS OF CONCRETIONAL KAOLIN AND 464,270 TONS OF THE PLASTIC NON-PISOLITIC TYPE. PRODUCTION (TONS) FOR 1973 30,000; 1974 26000; 1975 33,000; 1976 29,816 ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1979 | Gse | U.S. Geological Survey |
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