Mine detail: Umm Kabu

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Location: Egypt, Africa
Lat / long: 24.59117, 34.89578
dep_id: 10110176
mrds_id: TC39234
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gemstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
work_type: Surface/Underground
conc_proc: Replacement
ore_ctrl: Pneumatolytic-Hydrothermal In Granite Contact
Reporter: Bliss, James D.
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Nw-Se Trending Deep Seated Tectonic Zone Of Precambrian Age, Contact Zone Between Granite And Mica Schist Usually Seen In Other Emerald Deposits In This Region Is Not Clearly Seen Although Gneissic Granite (Plus White Granite) Was Noted In Wadi Umm Kabu.
tectonic: Craton/Shield
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 0
References:
  • Analytical Data:: JENNINGS AND OTHERS, 1993.
  • Deposit:: JENNINGS, R.H., KAMMERLING, R.C., KOVALTCHONK, ANDRE, CALDERON, G.P., BAZ, M.K., AND KOIVULA, 1993, EMERALDS AND GREEN BERYLS OF UPPER EGYPT: GEMS AND GEMOLOGY, V. 29, NO. 2, P. 100-115
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