Bi'R Tawilah

SA / Makkah

•22.73291, 42.71787View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Bi'R Tawilah is a known mineral occurrence, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in As Siham Formation (Schist), within the Intracraton setting. Reported specimens include Wolframite. The site was discovered in 1982.

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Found Here

Wolframite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: As Siham Formation — Schist
Tectonic setting: Intracraton

Structure

Small Stock Of Late Proterozoic Granite And Associated Hornfels.

Mining history

Status: Occurrence
Discovered: 1982

Records and references

Cited references

SABIR,H. AND LABBE,J.-F., 1986, BI'R TAWILAH TUNGSTEN PROSPECT, NAJD REGION , KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, IN A.R. DRYSDALL, C.R. RAMSAY, AND C.R. STOESER (EDS .) FELSIC PLUTONIC ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 4, P. 249-255

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10024800 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 22.73291, 42.71787

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