Mine detail: Wadi Wizr Ore Occurence

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Location

Lat / long:

25.0828, 34.90135

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Calamine, Smithsonite
Gangue:	Limonite, Strontianite, Wulfenite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR LENSES AND POCKETS
Other material:	Galena

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Coarse Grained Limy Sandstones;Basement Rocks
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	10 Fault Zones Up To 20 M. Thick, Nw-Se Direction, There Is An Unconformity Between The Basement Rocks And The Lower Member Of The Middle Miocene Basal Series
Tectonic:	A Disturbance Of Nw Striks

References

MRDS	W029150
DEP	10079527
Reference	{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT PAPER NO.61}{Deposit:: REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGIC DATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R. CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 BY KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI}{Deposit:: 1924 EXPLORATION BEADNELL}{Deposit:: 1958,59 EXPLORATION EL SHAZLY}{Deposit:: 1959 EXPLORATION BUSCHERDORF, MORIC ET AL}
Reporter	Tabarak