Mine detail: Wadi Kalabsha Kaolin Quarry

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 23.45793, 32.83469
dep_id: 10100218
mrds_id: W029121
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Kaolin
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
Reporter: Gse
hrock_unit: Nubian Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Fault Forming A Ridge Nw-Se, Two Almost Vertical Joints Trending Ne And Nw
tectonic: Gentle Anticline N-S Traced For 900m In Central Part
disc_yr: 1968
discr: Issawi
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CENTRAL LABS. G.S.E
  • Deposit:: EL RAMLY, M.F., KOTB, S., 1971. GEOLOGY OF WADI KALABSHA KAOLIN DEPOSIT. PAPER NO. 54.
  • Deposit:: KOTB, A., ZOHNY, N., 1971. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DEGREE OF WHITENESS OF WADI 21LABSHA KAOLIN PAPER NO. 54
  • Deposit:: 1972 PRODUCTION GYPSUM, QUARRIES AND MARBLE CO.
  • Deposit:: 1972 PROSPECTING G.S.E.
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