The Wadi ash-Shati' (Wadi ash Shatti) is a valley in west-central
Libya, arising out of the Sawda Mountains, situated between the towns
Wanzarik and
Umm al-'Abid in the west and east, respectively. It is known for
iron ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...
and
manganese deposits.
[Goudarzi, Gus H., (1970) ''Geology and Mineral Resources of Libya — A Reconnaissance'' U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 660, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., pp. 2, 57, 63-69, ]
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Wadis of Libya
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