Mine detail: Umm Kabu

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Location

Lat / long:

24.59117, 34.89578

Resource(N)

Primary:	Gemstone
Discovery year:	0

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host 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

References

MRDS	TC39234
DEP	10110176
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Bliss, James D.