Jabal El Haruj Al Aswad

Occurrence in Libya with commodity Iron
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 10305726
MAS/MILS ID 7250000045
Record type Site
Current site name Jabal El Haruj Al Aswad

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 17.16826, 26.49955 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Libya(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Libya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 17.16826, 26.49955

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANDSTONE BEDS UP TO 45% FE AND A MAX. THICKNESS OF 8M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-SEP-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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