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Locality Name:
Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 25787
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25787.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt": 172
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 152

Number of Child Localities: 115
Child Localities:
Abu Diyeiba Quarry
Abu Fass
Abu Had
Abu Khurug Alkaline Complex
Abu Marawat Deposit
Abu Muawaad
Abu Qarahish
Abu Qaria
Abu Rahaya
Al Bahr Al Ahmar
Allawi
Atalla Mine
Atshani
Barramiya
Betan
Bezah
Bir Bitan
Bir Semna
Bokari
Central Eastern Desert
Daghbag
Dungash Mine
Dweig
El Erediya Area
El Galala
El Hisimat
El Hudi
El Nur
El-Hoteib
El-Sibai Shear Zone
Erediya
Fatira
Gabal Um Halham
Gabbro Akarem Cu-Ni Deposit
Gabel El-Missikat
Gebel El-Rabshi
Gebel Gattar
Gebel Semna
Geli
Genina Gharbia
Gidami (Aradiya; Eradiya; Sirbakis)
Hafafit
Hamana
Hamish
Hammamat
Hammuda
Hanglaliya
Hariari
Homr Akarem
Hutit
Kab Amiri
Kab El Abyad
Kab El Rayan
Kalib
Kareim
Kurbiai
Kurtunos
Lewewi
Marsa Alam
Mueilha Mine
Murra
Neqib
Pegmatite Province
Port Safaga Area
Qift Area (Kift Area; Coptos Area)
Qulan
Qurga Rayan
Ras Banas
Rebshi
Romite Mine
Sabahia
Sagi
Samut Mine
Sheialik
Sherm El Bahaari
Sigdit
Sikait-Zabara Region
South Wadi Khuda
Talat Gadalla
Tarfawi
The Nile Valley (Block E)
Um Ara
Um Ara Area
Um Ballad
Um Desi
Um Egat
Um Eleiga
Um Guruf
Um Mongul
Um Rus Mine
Um Samiuki
Um Shira
Um Ud
Umm Esh
Umm Had
Umm Hugab
Umm Mongul
Umm Saltit
Umm Selim
Umm Selimat
Umm Shashoba
Umm Tuyur
Urf El Fahid
Wadi Allaqi District
Wadi Bezah
Wadi Dib
Wadi El-Lawi
Wadi El-Zarka
Wadi Gasus
Wadi Hodein
Wadi Khashb
Wadi Khuda
Wadi Um Huitate
Wadi Zeidum
Zeidum

Latitude: 24°56'36"N
Longitude: 34°10'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.943333333333,34.180555555556

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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite
Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cerite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Meneghinite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Schoepite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Talc	Tapiolite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tridymite	Ullmannite	Valleriite
Wurtzite	Zippeite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Te Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite
Atacamite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite Cerite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Iron Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Meneghinite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Schoepite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite
Sulphur Talc Tapiolite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tridymite Ullmannite Valleriite
Wurtzite Zippeite Zircon Zirconolite

198 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Aikinite ()*
Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunite ()*
Amblygonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Annite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Becquerelite ()*
Belyankinite ()*	Benleonardite ()*	Berryite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervelleite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chromium ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Coffinite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Corrensite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Eucryptite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferro-tschermakite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Froodite ()*
Galena ()*	Geversite ()*	Godlevskite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Herbertsmithite ()*	Hessite ()*	Horomanite ()*	Huntite ()*
Huttonite ()*	Hydrobiotite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ianthinite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Ishikawaite ()*	Ixiolite ()*	Jordisite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*
Krennerite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Liandratite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Loparite-(Ce) ()*
Lueshite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Masuyite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Melonite ()*
Merenskyite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*	Moluranite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Uranophane-β ()*
Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petalite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pollucite ()*	Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Polylithionite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rosasite ()*	Rutherfordine ()*	Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Sanidine ()*
Schoepite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderophyllite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Soddyite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibiotantalite ()*	Sudburyite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tephroite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tsumoite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Uranopilite ()*	Uranopolycrase ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*
Wodginite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zincite ()*	Zippeite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2500	541	1	49303	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			8	49231,49232,49258,49261,49264,49287,49329,49330	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	49180	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	49180	286
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			1	49226	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	302	245	17	49180,49207,49218,49229,49246,49257,49258,49260,49262,49264,49265,49268,49287,49293,49294,49317,49326	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	49205	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	49231,49329	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			3	49229,49272,49329	489
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	49199,49286	966
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F			1	49268	244
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	49180	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	49209	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	23	2.6	1	49263	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	49187	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			5	49192,49258,49262,49326,49339	3092
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2500	2.6	0		356
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	49329	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			3	49231,49232,49329	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			10	49193,49197,49200,49213,49225,49258,49333,49335,49336,49342	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	49187	3250
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49218	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2500	541	18	49189,49191,49192,49199,49209,49221,49258,49262,49272,49278,49297,49301,49303,49317,49326,49327,49330,49339	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	49288	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			5	49180,49200,49222,49288,49317	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	49203	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			3	49288,49289,49341	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2500	12	4	49234,49276,49303,49329	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2500	541	1	49303	11547
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	302	245	1	49207	92
Belyankinite ()*	None	Ca_1-2(Ti,Zr,Nb)₅O₁₂·9H₂O (?)			1	49268	6
Benleonardite ()*	Polybasite	Ag₁₅Cu(Sb,As)₂S₇Te₄	2500	541	1	49303	20
Berryite ()*	Meneghinite	Cu₃Ag₂Pb₃Bi₇S₁₆			1	49226	50
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			5	49246,49260,49265,49268,49287	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	49226,49244	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	49329	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2500	541	4	49191,49237,49303,49329	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	49329	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	49272	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2500	2.6	24	49181,49187,49192,49198,49199,49200,49204,49207,49209,49258,49262,49263,49265,49272,49278,49288,49293,49294,49297,49303,49317,49326,49327,49339	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	49180	232
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			7	49246,49257,49260,49265,49268,49286,49296	5171
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃			1	49218	47
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	23	2.6	2	49263,49272	4979
Cervelleite ()*	None	Ag₄TeS	2500	541	1	49303	42
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	49203,49329	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			4	49234,49237,49272,49327	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	245	33	49181,49189,49191,49192,49198,49199,49203,49204,49207,49209,49211,49222,49226,49229,49230,49234,49237,49244,49246,49258,49262,49265,49272,49297,49301,49303,49317,49320,49326,49327,49329,49330,49339	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	49258	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			16	49191,49193,49197,49200,49209,49213,49221,49225,49258,49261,49264,49273,49333,49335,49336,49342	3902
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr			1	49200	26
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	12	12	4	49203,49222,49234,49276	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			11	49193,49197,49200,49213,49218,49225,49258,49333,49335,49336,49342	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			12	49193,49197,49200,49213,49225,49231,49258,49327,49333,49335,49336,49342	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			4	49229,49244,49320,49326	966
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	302	245	3	49204,49207,49293	566
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			5	49205,49206,49218,49257,49286	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			3	49206,49257,49260	289
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O			1	49232	49
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2500	541	10	49191,49192,49199,49234,49237,49258,49272,49303,49320,49327	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			3	49222,49229,49329	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49329	327
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2500	541	3	49237,49303,49326	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2500	541	10	49193,49197,49213,49222,49225,49303,49333,49335,49336,49342	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			12	49181,49187,49198,49200,49258,49262,49272,49278,49297,49326,49327,49329	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	49336,49342	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2500	245	10	49181,49205,49207,49229,49237,49287,49288,49303,49317,49326	8173
Eucryptite ()*	Phenakite	LiAlSiO₄			1	49268	29
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄			1	49205	196
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	49231	27
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			3	49218,49326,49341	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			14	49205,49206,49218,49224,49226,49246,49257,49265,49268,49286,49288,49293,49294,49341	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			8	49193,49197,49213,49225,49333,49335,49336,49342	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2500	541	1	49303	663
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂			1	49329	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2500	2.6	28	49181,49189,49192,49199,49203,49204,49207,49209,49211,49218,49226,49230,49237,49244,49246,49258,49262,49263,49268,49272,49293,49294,49297,49301,49303,49317,49326,49327	24243
Geversite ()*	Pyrite	PtSb₂			1	49329	38
Godlevskite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	49339	40
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	302	2.6	17	49181,49192,49198,49199,49204,49207,49224,49237,49258,49263,49272,49278,49297,49320,49326,49329,49339	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2500	541	30	49181,49189,49191,49192,49199,49209,49217,49222,49230,49234,49237,49241,49244,49258,49259,49262,49272,49278,49281,49288,49297,49301,49303,49317,49320,49326,49327,49329,49330,49339	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	302	245	8	49192,49207,49258,49262,49272,49288,49326,49327	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	302	245	1	49207	6890
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			1	49329	205
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	49180	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	302	245	21	49181,49191,49198,49199,49204,49206,49207,49211,49218,49237,49258,49265,49272,49288,49293,49299,49317,49320,49326,49329,49339	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2500	2.6	4	49203,49217,49263,49303	1689
Herbertsmithite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃Zn(OH)₆Cl₂			1	49203	21
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2500	541	5	49189,49222,49229,49303,49329	804
Horomanite ()*	None	Fe₆Ni₃S₈			1	49339	3
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄			1	49203	69
Huttonite ()*	Monazite	Th(SiO₄)			1	49218	37
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	49232	49
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	23	2.6	1	49263	1066
Ianthinite ()*	None	U⁴⁺₂(UO₂)₄O₆(OH)₄·9H₂O	302	245	1	49207	31
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			8	49218,49221,49231,49258,49261,49272,49293,49326	5433
Ishikawaite ()*	Columbite	(U,Fe,Y)NbO₄			1	49286	24
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂			3	49257,49260,49296	148
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	302	245	1	49207	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2500	253	9	49199,49204,49218,49258,49288,49293,49303,49317,49326	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	302	245	7	49204,49207,49211,49286,49289,49299,49341	198
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈			1	49272	111
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	49231	1507
Liandratite ()*	None	U⁶⁺Nb₂O₈	293	253	2	49204,49226	21
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			9	49193,49197,49200,49213,49225,49333,49335,49336,49342	359
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Perovskite	(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂O₆			1	49268	57
Lueshite ()*	Perovskite	NaNbO₃			1	49268	16
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			2	49222,49329	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			2	49222,49229	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			3	49192,49200,49222	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	245	28	49181,49191,49193,49197,49198,49200,49204,49207,49209,49213,49218,49221,49222,49225,49258,49262,49270,49273,49286,49299,49303,49320,49326,49333,49335,49336,49339,49342	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2500	12	11	49199,49222,49234,49237,49258,49265,49276,49303,49320,49329,49339	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			6	49192,49209,49222,49258,49272,49326	5674
Masuyite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)₃O₃(OH)₂·3H₂O			1	49299	23
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	2500	541	1	49303	51
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂			3	49222,49229,49329	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂			3	49222,49229,49329	155
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	49286	388
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe			3	49222,49229,49329	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			5	49206,49257,49260,49293,49317	4924
Moluranite ()*	None	H₄U⁴⁺(UO₂)₃(MoO₄)₇·18H₂O	302	245	1	49207	6
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2500	245	8	49189,49207,49226,49229,49230,49246,49303,49329	5800
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)			1	49268	200
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	49203	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	302	245	33	49180,49189,49191,49199,49206,49207,49209,49218,49226,49230,49231,49237,49257,49258,49259,49260,49261,49262,49264,49265,49268,49278,49286,49287,49289,49297,49301,49317,49326,49327,49330,49339,49341	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃			1	49272	67
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	49180	884
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			1	49229	633
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	302	245	4	49180,49207,49211,49260	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			8	49191,49192,49209,49229,49301,49327,49330,49339	767
Uranophane-β ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	302	245	2	49207,49293	144
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂			1	49329	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			9	49191,49221,49222,49229,49258,49273,49329,49330,49339	1512
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀			1	49268	124
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	49272	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			6	49206,49231,49232,49287,49336,49342	2273
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O			1	49268	140
Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆			1	49226	121
Polylithionite ()*	Mica	KLi₂AlSi₄O₁₀F₂			1	49293	89
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	245	39	49181,49189,49191,49192,49198,49199,49203,49204,49207,49209,49211,49218,49221,49222,49226,49230,49237,49244,49258,49259,49262,49265,49268,49272,49273,49278,49281,49286,49288,49297,49301,49303,49317,49320,49326,49327,49329,49330,49339	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	302	245	1	49207	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2500	541	22	49181,49189,49192,49199,49203,49209,49221,49222,49229,49230,49237,49258,49272,49273,49278,49301,49303,49317,49326,49327,49329,49339	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	245	51	49177,49180,49181,49189,49191,49192,49198,49199,49203,49204,49205,49206,49207,49209,49211,49221,49224,49226,49229,49230,49234,49237,49244,49246,49257,49258,49259,49260,49262,49265,49268,49272,49278,49281,49286,49287,49289,49293,49294,49297,49299,49301,49303,49317,49320,49326,49327,49329,49330,49339,49341	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2500	541	1	49303	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2500	541	1	49303	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	49218,49231	375
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	49203	454
Rutherfordine ()*	None	(UO₂)(CO₃)	293	253	1	49204	58
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			14	49180,49203,49205,49209,49218,49226,49229,49258,49261,49287,49288,49317,49326,49327	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈			1	49206	353
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	302	245	2	49207,49270	598
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	302	245	2	49204,49207	94
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	302	245	2	49204,49207	128
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	49297,49329	6417
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	49205	92
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	49231	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2500	541	4	49226,49244,49303,49326	5186
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	302	245	1	49207	56
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	23	2.6	2	49217,49263	2473
Soddyite ()*	None	(UO₂)₂(SiO₄)(H₂O)₂	302	245	3	49204,49207,49286	44
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2500	541	3	49260,49293,49303	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	245	20	49181,49189,49192,49199,49203,49204,49207,49209,49226,49229,49230,49237,49258,49262,49272,49301,49303,49326,49327,49329	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			10	49193,49197,49200,49213,49222,49225,49333,49335,49336,49342	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			1	49268	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			2	49326,49329	978
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	2500	541	1	49303	586
Stibiotantalite ()*	None	Sb³⁺TaO₄			1	49260	53
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb			1	49329	46
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	49187,49258	2045
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄			2	49229,49272	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	541	23	49191,49192,49193,49197,49200,49203,49213,49221,49225,49231,49232,49258,49261,49262,49264,49273,49287,49303,49320,49333,49335,49336,49342	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			2	49257,49260	211
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	49257	88
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			1	49229	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	49272	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2500	541	1	49303	1803
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	2500	541	1	49303	240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2500	541	5	49189,49192,49237,49258,49303	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	49257	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			11	49205,49206,49218,49224,49257,49260,49286,49289,49293,49294,49341	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	302	245	9	49180,49207,49218,49231,49258,49261,49264,49288,49317	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			4	49206,49257,49260,49265	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2500	541	10	49203,49231,49232,49258,49261,49264,49273,49303,49336,49342	2562
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe			1	49229	100
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	302	245	7	49204,49207,49211,49224,49286,49293,49299	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	302	245	10	49204,49207,49211,49218,49224,49286,49288,49293,49294,49299	890
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	302	245	2	49204,49207	94
Uranopolycrase ()*	Columbite	UTi₂O₆			1	49226	13
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]			3	49222,49229,49329	237
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			2	49231,49232	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			3	49222,49229,49329	380
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈			2	49257,49296	78
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	302	2.6	3	49203,49207,49263	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			2	49224,49293	939
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO			1	49288	98
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	302	245	3	49204,49207,49286	175
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	302	245	18	49180,49204,49205,49206,49207,49218,49226,49231,49257,49260,49262,49270,49286,49289,49293,49294,49317,49341	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇			1	49218	140
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	302	245	1	49207	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000793	The Wadi Karim is a large area found in the eastern desert of Egypt, neighboring the Red Sea. The locality has a basement of Precambrian rocks with a great deal of volcanism and alteration.
Giersdorf_00000881	The main rock units are (from older to younger) metasediments, metavolcanics, Hammamat sediments, granites, and post-tectonic volcanics. The post-tectonic volcanics are represented by trachyte, felsite, granite porphyry, quartz veins, and less comon basic rocks. The alkaline trachyte dikes and sills are the most predominant volcanic rocks. Uranium mineralization occurring at the El Atsha area is mainly associated with a trachyte sill that intruded into the foliated Hammamat sediments.

Age ID

Locality Notes

Giersdorf_00000793

The Wadi Karim is a large area found in the eastern desert of Egypt, neighboring the Red Sea. The locality has a basement of Precambrian rocks with a great deal of volcanism and alteration.

Giersdorf_00000881

The main rock units are (from older to younger) metasediments, metavolcanics, Hammamat sediments, granites, and post-tectonic volcanics. The post-tectonic volcanics are represented by trachyte, felsite, granite porphyry, quartz veins, and less comon basic rocks. The alkaline trachyte dikes and sills are the most predominant volcanic rocks. Uranium mineralization occurring at the El Atsha area is mainly associated with a trachyte sill that intruded into the foliated Hammamat sediments.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	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_00000881	293	253	273±20		Age of the trachyte associated with Uranium mineralization of the area.		U	305834	El Atshan Mine, Central Eastern Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	El Atshan	El-Naby (2009)	10.2465/jmps.080506	JMPS104_37	The age is described as being similar to what was found in Wadi Kariem, another locality approximately 10 km away.
Giersdorf_00000793	302	245	302-245	Rb-Sr		Chalcopyrite, Coffinite, Galena, Hematite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite		303732	Wadi Kariem, Central Eastern Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Wadi Kariem	Hussein et al. (1988)	10.11456/shigenchishitsu1951.38.39	MG38_39	The age given is the Rb-Sr dating of the altered rock which contains Uranium and Hematitic minerals along joints and fractures. Pp. 41-42: 302 to 245 Ma, which corresponds to Carboniferous to Early Permian age (EL MANHARAWY, 1972). They are cutting quartz veins, felsite dikes related to the late-orogenic granites (at Wadi Kab El Abiad, Wadi Um Huyut and on the northern bank of Wadi Hammaria) and lamprophyre (at north G. Abu Hibban). Some bostonite dikes cut each other in Wadi Kab El Abiad and south G. Um Shaghir indicating that there might be more than one phase of bostonite activity.
sedexmvt-00117	23	2.6	Neogene		host rock age			212906	Um Gheig Lead-Zinc Mine, Marsa Alam, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Umm Gheig	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedcu-00406	12	12	Miocene				Cu	228181	Ras Banas, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Ras Banas	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
vms-00465	2500	541	Proterozoic					11332	Samiuki Mine, Um Samiuki, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Um Samiuki	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

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