El Ballah Gypsum Quarry

EG / Al Isma`iliyah

•30.73245, 32.21813View on Map Open in Google Maps

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El Ballah Gypsum Quarry is a historic mining site, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gypsum.

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Gypsum

Geology and deposit

Orebody form: TABULAR

Structure

Lagoonal

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Large

Records and references

Cited references

SRC. REF: G.S.E. LABORATORIESQUARRIES REPORTSSPECIFICATION OF ORES, THE EGYPTIAN GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR MINING AND GEOLOGICAL RESEARCHREPORT ON GYPSUM DEPOSITS IN EGYPT BY THE FIVE YEARS INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10079529 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 30.73245, 32.21813

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