Umm al Birak (Record #264) rare-earth element deposit in Saudi Arabia

Umm al Birak

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in , Saudi Arabia

Geographic location

Country	Saudi Arabia
Geographic location:	39.216667, 23.366667
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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.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
REE minerals	monazite bastnäsite pyrochlore
Ore minerals	zircon fluorite scheelite thorite chalcopyrite
Gangue minerals	albite microcline aegirine arfvedsonite biotite quartz
Host rock types	microgranite stock

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	39.216666666667, 23.366666666667
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Economic information

Resource estimates	6.6 Mt @0.14% REE+Y

References for resource estimates

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.

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.