Gargaresh

Producer in Libya with commodity Granite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232057
MAS/MILS ID 7250000005
Record type Site
Current site name Gargaresh

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 12.96839, 32.86594 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Libya(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Libya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 12.96839, 32.86594

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1970, ROCK MINED BY HAND METHODS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    G.H. GOUDARZI. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LIBYA- A

  • Deposit

    RECONNAISSANCE. USGS PROF. PAPER 660. 1970, 140 PP.

  • Deposit

    M.J. SALEM AND M.T. BUSREWIL. THE GEOLOGY OF LIBYA. VOL.

  • Deposit

    III, 1994, PP. 993-1107.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCES BUILDING STONE WHICH CAN BE USED AS CEMENT IF MIXED WITH OTHER CLAYS. MULTIPLE QUARRIES PRESENT. LIMESTONE EXTENDS ALONG COAST. OVERBURDEN 0-4M, MAX. THICKNESS 40M. LARGEST LIBYAN SOURCE OF STONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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