Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai, Egypt

Oldest recorded age at locality: 358.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 323.2

mindat Locality ID: 228960
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-228960.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai, Egypt": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Umm Bugma (Um Bogma)

Latitude: 29°1'13"N
Longitude: 33°24'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.020277777778,33.401944444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Autunite	Baryte	Brannerite	Brucite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
None	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Sulphur	Zippeite
Zircon

Baryte ()*	Bassetite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Manganite ()*	Moluranite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sedovite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Torbernite ()*	Umohoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Willemite ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zippeite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ba Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca H O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Autunite Baryte Brannerite Brucite Clay Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
None Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Sulphur Zippeite
Zircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	323.2	1	49354	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	358.9	323.2	1	49354	51
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	358.9	323.2	1	49354	248
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	566
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	358.9	323.2	1	49354	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	358.9	323.2	1	49354	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	358.9	323.2	1	49354	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	323.2	0		6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	323.2	1	49354	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	5591
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	358.9	323.2	1	49354	770
Moluranite ()*	None	H₄U⁴⁺(UO₂)₃(MoO₄)₇·18H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	6
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	1508
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	61156
Sedovite ()*	None	U⁴⁺(MoO₄)₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	5
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	56
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	358.9	323.2	1	49354	2045
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	1059
Umohoite ()*	None	(UO₂)(MoO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	16
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	890
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	303
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	185
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	175

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000861	The lower Carboniferous Um Bogma Formation is well exposed at several localities in southwestern Sinai. It is easily distinguished from the underlying and the overlying clastic units as it is composed mainly of dolostone and marl with some siltstone and shale beds. The Um Bogma Formation shows wide variations in both thickness and lithology. In addition, it is characterized by the presence of diverse and widespread mineralizations. These include manganese and iron ores, secondary copper minerals and uranium minerals. The Formation unconformably overlies the lower Carboniferous Abu Thora Formation.

Age ID

Locality Notes

Giersdorf_00000861

The lower Carboniferous Um Bogma Formation is well exposed at several localities in southwestern Sinai. It is easily distinguished from the underlying and the overlying clastic units as it is composed mainly of dolostone and marl with some siltstone and shale beds. The Um Bogma Formation shows wide variations in both thickness and lithology. In addition, it is characterized by the presence of diverse and widespread mineralizations. These include manganese and iron ores, secondary copper minerals and uranium minerals. The Formation unconformably overlies the lower Carboniferous Abu Thora Formation.

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000861	358.9	323.2	lower Carboniferous											230090	Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai, Egypt	Um Bogma	El-AAssy et al. (1998)		ACPUAED3_337	The Um Bogma Formation is described in the literature as being lower Carboniferous in age.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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