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Locality Name:
South Sinai, Egypt

Oldest recorded age at locality: 685
Youngest recorded age at locality: 323.2

mindat Locality ID: 204716
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204716.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Sinai, Egypt": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima)
El Sheikh Soliman
Kid
Mount Sinai
Wadi Baba
Wadi Maghareh (Wadi Maghara; Wadi Magharah)
Wadi Rofaiyed Area
Wadi Tarr

Latitude: 28°41'10"N
Longitude: 33°44'7"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.686111111111,33.735277777778

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Brannerite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Löllingite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Turquoise	Uytenbogaardtite	Wollastonite	Zippeite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Brannerite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite
Löllingite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Phenakite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite
Turquoise Uytenbogaardtite Wollastonite Zippeite Zircon

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Bafertisite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassetite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinobehoite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cochromite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Furutobeite ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laforêtite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Miargyrite ()*	Microcline ()*	Moluranite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Sedovite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Turquoise ()*	Umohoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Uytenbogaardtite ()*
Wakefieldite-(Y) ()*	Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zippeite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoubekite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49369	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	49369	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	49369	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	9052
Bafertisite ()*	None	Ba₂Fe²⁺₄Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂F₂			1	49355	16
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	358.9	323.2	2	49354,49355	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	358.9	323.2	1	49354	51
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	685	635	2	49361,49362	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	843
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	358.9	323.2	1	49354	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	49369	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	49355	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	49368	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	685	635	3	49361,49362,49368	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	49355	3902
Clinobehoite ()*	None	Be(OH)₂			1	49355	4
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	685	635	2	49361,49362	966
Cochromite ()*	Spinel	CoCr₂O₄			1	49355	4
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	566
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	49368	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	49369	9895
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	663
Furutobeite ()*	None	(Cu,Ag)₆PbS₄			1	49355	7
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	685	323.2	8	49354,49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364,49368	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	358.9	323.2	1	49354	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	358.9	323.2	2	49354,49365	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	49355	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	685	635	2	49361,49362	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49353	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	350
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	685	635	2	49361,49362	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	358.9	323.2	2	49354,49366	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	685	635	2	49361,49362	804
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	5591
Laforêtite ()*	Chalcopyrite	AgInS₂			1	49355	3
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	49369	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	49369	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	49355	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	358.9	323.2	1	49354	770
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	49365	4924
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
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	49369	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	49369	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	685	635	2	49361,49362	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	685	323.2	9	49354,49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364,49368,49369	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	358.9	323.2	1	49354	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	685	323.2	12	49354,49355,49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364,49365,49366,49368,49369	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	49369	5614
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
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	685	635	9	49357,49358,49359,49360,49361,49362,49363,49364,49368	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	49355	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	358.9	323.2	1	49354	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	49369	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	49369	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	358.9	323.2	1	49354	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49369	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	49367	484
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
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂			1	49355	46
Wakefieldite-(Y) ()*	Zircon	YVO₄			1	49355	7
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	358.9	323.2	1	49354	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	685	635	2	49361,49362	1247
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
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	49369	5251
Zoubekite ()*	None	AgPb₄Sb₄S₁₀	685	635	6	49357,49358,49359,49360,49363,49364	10

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.
Giersdorf_00000864	The Wadi Baba is a locality which is found in the Um Bogma 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.

Giersdorf_00000864

The Wadi Baba is a locality which is found in the Um Bogma Formation.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	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.
DeepDive-Co-0045	685	635	660	Pb	204720	Um Zeriq II Deposit, Kid, South Sinai, Egypt	Um Zeriq II	Helmy et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.015	JAES90_77
Giersdorf_00000864	358.9	323.2	lower Carboniferous		255579	Wadi Baba, South Sinai, Egypt	Wadi Baba	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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