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Mineral Resources in Egypt (II): Non-metallic Ore Deposits

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The Geology of Egypt

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This chapter reviews four types of non-metallic ore deposits in Egypt. These deposits are phosphate, white sand (glass sand or silica sand), argillic and evaporite deposits.

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El-Kammar, A., Surour, A., El-Sharkawi, M., Khozyem, H. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (II): Non-metallic Ore Deposits. In: Hamimi, Z., El-Barkooky, A., Martínez Frías, J., Fritz, H., Abd El-Rahman, Y. (eds) The Geology of Egypt. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15265-9_15

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