Jabal Sayid 0001

SA / Al Madinah

•23.84395, 40.93735View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Jabal Sayid 0001 is a historic mining site, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Felsic Volcanic Rock, within the Jiddah Precratonic Tectonic Province setting. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite.

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Found Here

CopperGoldSilverSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Tectonic setting: Jiddah Precratonic Tectonic Province

Structure

Folding And Faulting Have Caused Considerable Structural Complexity.

Mining history

Status: Past Producer

Records and references

Cited references

SMITH, E.A., BARNES, D.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10086445 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 23.84395, 40.93735

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