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Gabel El-Missikat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
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Gabel El-MissikatPluton
Red Sea GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 25' 59'' North , 33° 25' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
26.43333,33.41667
GRN:
N18E22
Type:
Pluton
Kรถppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
283651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:283651:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gebel El-Missikat


El-Missikat pluton is an oval shaped pluton (covering an area of about 75 km2), with its maximum length 12.5 km trending NW.

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25 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
โ“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
โ“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
โ“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
โ“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
โ“˜ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
โ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
โ“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
โ“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
โ“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
โ“˜ 'Wad'
โ“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
โ“˜ 'Xenotime'
โ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
โ“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
โ“˜Uraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
โ“˜4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
โ“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Thorite
var. Uranothorite		9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
โ“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
โ“˜Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) ยท H2O
โ“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 ยท 5H2O
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
โ“˜'Feldspar Group'-
โ“˜'Limonite'-
โ“˜'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
โ“˜'Wad'-
โ“˜'Xenotime'-
โ“˜'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
โ“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
โ“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oโ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Siโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siโ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pโ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caโ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SrStrontium
Srโ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
YYttrium
Yโ“˜ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Moโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Pbโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
ThThorium
Thโ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thโ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uโ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Uโ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uโ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uโ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uโ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

Localities in this Region

Egypt

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
Egypt
North Africa

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References

Nagar, M. S., Kamal, H. M., El Monsif, A. M., & Ghazala, R. A. (2020). Potential uranium recovery by percolation leaching from El Missikat mineralized silica vein, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Academic Journal of Environmental Science, 8(5), 71-80.
Mohamed Abd El Monsif and Ehab K. Abu Zeid (2020) Behavior of the Trace and Rare Earth Elements in the Pegmatitic Rocks of El Missikat-el Erediya Area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal 9A:85- 99
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