Mine detail: Nahal Zin

Location:	Israel, Asia
Lat / long:	30.71576, 35.18474
dep_id:	10096962
mrds_id:	ISM0431
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Uranium, 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:	Ghareb Formation;Mishash Formation;Menuha Formation
hrock_type:	Limestone,Chert
Structure:	Zin Syncline
Year first produced:	1977
ylp_ba:	>
yr_lst_prd:	1982
disc_yr:	1930
References:	Deposit:: BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON Deposit:: AXELROD, S., METZER, A., ROHRLICH, V., 1980: THE PETROGRAPHY OF ISRAELI PHOSPHATES AS RELATED TO THEIR BENEFICIATION. MARINE PHOSPHORITES-GEOCHEMISTRY, OCCURRENCE, GENESIS, TULSA/OKLAHOMA Deposit:: NATHAN, Y. ET AL., 1979: THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEGEV PHOSPHORITES. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL, BULLETIN 73, JERUSALEM Production:: BUNDESSTELLE FUER AUSSENHANDELSINFORMATION, 20.2.1980