Mine detail: El Hamrawein

Previously called 'El Hamarwen'

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 26.1994, 34.10137
dep_id: 10024691
mrds_id: ISM0425
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
Reporter: Krauss, Ulrich H.
hrock_type: Shale,Chert
disc_yr: 1964
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: OMARA, S., 1965: PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA DISTRICT, EGYPT. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.60, P.214-227
  • Deposit:: BURGGRAEF, W. & MUELLER, H.G., 1965: DIE PHOSPHATLAGERSTAETTE HAMRAWEIN IN DER ARABISCHEN WUESTE. ERZMETALL, VOL.XVIII, NO.10
  • Deposit:: EL SAYED & EL TARABILI, 1969: PALEOGEOGRAPHY, PALEOECOLOGY....PHOSPHATIC SEDIMENTS IN THE QUSEIR SAFAGA AREA, VAR.- ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.64, P.172-182
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