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


mindat Locality ID: 263267
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-263267.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sikait-Zabara Region, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Abu Rusheid
Emerald Mines (incl. Gebel Zabara; Wadi Abu Rusheid; Wadi Gimal; Wadi Sikait; Wadi Umm Debaa; Wadi Umm Kabu)

Latitude: 24°37'0"N
Longitude: 34°45'29"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.616666666667,34.758055555556
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 Au Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAtacamiteAutuniteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMeta-autuniteMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSpinelTalcTitaniteWurtziteZippeiteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ishikawaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Soddyite  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Zincite  (*)Zippeite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21492873419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1492878803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6149286966
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3149288544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61492882060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1492881272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181492874286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14928827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21492865171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6149286518
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)249287,492888173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2249286,492889617
Gold  (*)CopperAu14928830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1492882812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314928814640
Ishikawaite  (*)Columbite(U,Fe,Y)NbO414928624
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41492885591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O149286198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414928614899
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O149286388
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2249286,4928717380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21492872273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2249286,4928839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2249286,4928761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2249287,492885614
Soddyite  (*)None(UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)214928644
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21492873337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1492861006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1492884899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21492862718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O249286,49288890
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO14928898
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4149286175
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1492865251


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