Mine detail: Abu Tartur

Previously called 'New Valley'

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 25.39949, 30.05142
dep_id: 10024692
mrds_id: ISM0427
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Chemical Sediment, Marine
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
Reporter: Krauss, Ulrich H.
hrock_unit: Duwi Phosphate Formation
hrock_type: Shale
disc_yr: 1898
References:
  • Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON
  • Deposit:: ANONYM, 1980: INVESTIGATION OF EGYPTS ABU TARTUR PHOSPHATE DEPOSIT, PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO.109, P.32-39
  • Deposit:: WASSEF, A.S. ET AL., 1977: THE GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ABU TARTUR PHOSPHORITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT; ANNUAL REPORT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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