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Locality Name:
Abu Rusheid, Sikait-Zabara Region, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt


mindat Locality ID: 244342
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244342.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Abu Rusheid, Sikait-Zabara Region, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°37'0"N
Longitude: 34°45'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.616666666667,34.75
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ca F Fe H K Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th U Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayColumbiteFluoriteMeta-autuniteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRutileSpinel
ZippeiteZircon

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Ishikawaite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Soddyite  (*)Thorite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Zippeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Ishikawaite  (*)Columbite(U,Fe,Y)NbO4024
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O0198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2044
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)40175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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