Mine detail: Gharbanyat Gypsum Quarry

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 30.83248, 29.5015
dep_id: 10100220
mrds_id: W029155
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gypsum
orebody_fm: BEDS
conc_proc: Evaporation
Reporter: Adel
Structure: Lagoonal
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: G.S.E. LABORATORIES
  • Deposit:: S. TOSSON, EL GHARBANYAT GYPSUM DEPOSITS, J. GEOL. U.A.R.7, NO.1, P.72-77, 1963
  • Deposit:: A.M. ABDALLAH, GEOLOGY OF SOME GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN THE NORTH WESTERN DESERT OF U.A.R., GEO. SUR. AND MINERAL RESEARCH DEPT.
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