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Locality Name:
Emerald Mines (incl. Gebel Zabara; Wadi Abu Rusheid; Wadi Gimal; Wadi Sikait; Wadi Umm Debaa; Wadi Umm Kabu), Sikait-Zabara Region, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt


mindat Locality ID: 32371
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-32371.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Emerald Mines (incl. Gebel Zabara; Wadi Abu Rusheid; Wadi Gimal; Wadi Sikait; Wadi Umm Debaa; Wadi Umm Kabu), Sikait-Zabara Region, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Wadi Nuqrus (Wadi Nugrus)

Latitude: 24°37'0"N
Longitude: 34°45'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 24.616666666667,34.766388888889
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 O P S Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAtacamiteAutuniteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileTalc
TitaniteWurtzite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uranophane-α  (*)Zincite  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3149288544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61492882060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1492881272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14928827770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1492888173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21492889617
Gold  (*)CopperAu14928830554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1492882812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314928814640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41492885591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214928839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21492885614
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1492884899
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O149288890
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO14928898


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