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Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun) | Depression |
| Beheira Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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The Wadi El Natroun (also Wadi el Natrun) is located in Egypt, about 100 km north-west of Cairo. It is bounded by latitudes 30° 81' 60''N to 30°83' 20''N and longitudes 30° 80' 20''E to 30° 82' 90''E and is generally situated at 23 metres below sea level.
The total area is approximately 282 km².
A typical brine lake location.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Nahcolite | 5.AA.15 | NaHCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Natron | 5.CB.10 | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Pirssonite | 5.CB.30 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Burkeite | 7.BD.25 | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Searlesite ? | 9.EF.15 | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| H | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| C | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| O | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Na | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
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- Beheira Governorate
- Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun)
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References
Ibrahim Hussein, Hend Ahmed, Ricka, Adam, Kuchovsky, Tomas, El Osta, Maged Mostafa (2017) Groundwater hydrochemistry and origin in the south-eastern part of Wadi El Natrun, Egypt. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10 (7) doi:10.1007/s12517-017-2960-x
Wadi El-Natrun depression, Beheira Governorate, Egypt