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El Sheikh Soliman, South Sinai Governorate, Egypti
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 53' North , 33° 23' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.88333,33.38333
GRN:
N20E21
Type:
Area
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
310022
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:310022:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Covered by Late Proterozoic monzo- and syenogranites, Paleozoic-Mesozoic sedimentary rocks. Bounded by long. 33° 19' 12" - 33° 28' 03" E and lat. 28° 51' 46" - 28° 57' 18" N

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bafertisite
Formula: Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Clinobehoite
Formula: Be(OH)2
ⓘ Cochromite
Formula: CoCr2O4
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Furutobeite
Formula: (Cu,Ag)6PbS4
ⓘ Laforêtite
Formula: AgInS2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ Uytenbogaardtite
Formula: Ag3AuS2
ⓘ 'Wakefieldite'
ⓘ Wakefieldite-(Y)
Formula: Y(VO4)
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ 'Yttrobetafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘUytenbogaardtite2.BA.75Ag3AuS2
ⓘFurutobeite2.BE.10(Cu,Ag)6PbS4
ⓘLaforêtite2.CB.10aAgInS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Yttrobetafite (of Hogarth 1977)'4..A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘCochromite4.BB.05CoCr2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘClinobehoite4.FA.05bBe(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘWakefieldite-(Y)8.AD.35Y(VO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBafertisite9.BE.55Ba2Fe2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Wakefieldite'-
ⓘ'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Hⓘ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinobehoiteBe(OH)2
Oⓘ CochromiteCoCr2O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
Oⓘ Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
FFluorine
Fⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ Furutobeite(Cu,Ag)6PbS4
Sⓘ UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
Sⓘ LaforêtiteAgInS2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
VVanadium
Vⓘ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ CochromiteCoCr2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CochromiteCoCr2O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Furutobeite(Cu,Ag)6PbS4
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Wakefieldite-(Y)Y(VO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ Furutobeite(Cu,Ag)6PbS4
Agⓘ UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
Agⓘ LaforêtiteAgInS2
InIndium
Inⓘ LaforêtiteAgInS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BafertisiteBa2Fe42+Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ Furutobeite(Cu,Ag)6PbS4

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References

Sallam, O. R., Alshami, A. S., Azab, M. S., & El Akeed, I. A. (2014) The Occurrence of Silver-Gold Mineralization Associated With Uranium Bearing Minerals and Base Metal Sulphide, El Sheikh Soliman Area, South Sinai, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Pure and Applied Science 52(1):47-54
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