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Locality Name:
Blue Nile, Sudan


mindat Locality ID: 38815
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-38815.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Blue Nile, Sudan": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Babaras
Hamadi Mine
Ingessana Hills
Rida Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 As Au C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNonePyriteQuartzSerpentineSpinel
Talc

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)211110283419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2111027,1110358803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211110273092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41111028708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2111027,1110359052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111103527770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42111028,1110323902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811110281756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11110288173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2111027,11103530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11110262812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111102814640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411110355591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111102814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111102712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211110275674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23111026,111027,11103517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22111027,11103539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24111026,111027,111028,11103561156
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12111102654
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22111026,1110283337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211110282562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)31111028212
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11110281025


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