Location: | Egypt, Africa |
Lat / long: | 28.98255, 33.36809 |
dep_id: | 10003786 |
mrds_id: | AD00117 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Manganese |
Trace mineral: | Copper |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Production occurred |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Pyrolusite |
gangue: | Alunite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Kaolinite |
orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR FILLING OF DOLINES, SPHERULITIC HORIZONS |
alteration: | Oxidation |
conc_proc: | Karstification |
ore_ctrl: | Upper Parts Of Paleokarst |
Reporter: | Pracejus, Bernard.M. |
hrock_unit: | Um Bogma Formation |
hrock_type: | Dolomite |
disc_yr: | 1898 |
discr: | T. Barron, Geological Survey Of Egypt |
References: |
- EL SHARKAWI, M.A., EL AREF, M.M. AND ABDEL MOTELI B,.A., 1990. MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN A CARBONIFEROUS PALEOKARST PROFILE, UM BOGMA REGION, WEST-CENTRAL SINAI, EGYPT. MINERAL DEPOSITA, 25 : 34-4
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