Jabal Hamra' (Record #191) rare-earth element deposit in Saudi Arabia

Jabal Hamra'

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in , Saudi Arabia

Geographic location

Country	Saudi Arabia
Geographic location:	38.6, 26.066667
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Location references

Drysdall, A.R., Jackson, N.J., Ramsay, C.R., Douch, C.J., and Hackett, Damien, 1984, Rare element mineralization related to Precambrian alkali granites in the Arabian Shield: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1366-1377.
Laval, Michel, 1992, Les terres rares: gisements et aperçu économique: Chronique de la Recherche Miniere, no. 507, p. 27-41.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
REE minerals	monazite bastnäsite
Ore minerals	zircon uraninite niobium tantalum tin thorium hematite
Gangue minerals	quartz microcline
Host rock types	silexite plug

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	38.6, 26.066666666667
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Economic information

Status	Occurrence
Resource estimates	18. Mt @ 0.21% Nb2O5, 0.18% Y2O3, 1.78% ZrO2, 0.8% REO

References for resource estimates

Laval, Michel, 1992, Les terres rares: gisements et aperçu économique: Chronique de la Recherche Miniere, no. 507, p. 27-41.

Bibliographic references

Drysdall, A.R., Jackson, N.J., Ramsay, C.R., Douch, C.J., and Hackett, Damien, 1984, Rare element mineralization related to Precambrian alkali granites in the Arabian Shield: Economic Geology, v. 79, p. 1366-1377.